Acknowledgments Introduction 1. TAKING THE CHALLENGE Groing Roots Philip Gulley A New for Dorothy Frances E. Leslie The Ugliest Cat in the World Penny Porter Small Soldiers Rachel Berry Journey out of Silence Willian L Rush The Flight of the Red-Tail Penny Porter Albert Magi Hart The Racking Horse Lori Bledsoe as told to Rhonda Reese Tina's Ten Points Tom Krause Don't Quit Clinton Howell Beat the Drumm carol Barre The Letter Julane DeBoer as told to Bill Holton Just Do What You Can D'ette Corona …… 2. LIVNG YOUR DREAM 3. THE POWER OF LOVE 4. THE POWER OF SUPPORT 5. INSIGHTS AND LESSONS 6. ON COURAGE AND DETERMINATION 7. ON ATTITUDE 8. A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE 9. ECLECTIC WISDOM