While I was attending college, I came to realize that there actually was a God and that I believed in Him. It wasn't until my mid-forties that I realized, through two encounters with cancer, that my faith in God was an integral part of my survival. Through those experiences I have acquired a tremendous faith and an understanding of the importance of that faith in my life. These stories are about that faith and a perspective that has been built through that faith. I would not have been able to write the stories that I have written without the experiences, especially the hardships, that I have come through. I thank God for it all, for those experiences have taught me so much. I hope by sharing these experiences with you, you can build a strong more durable faith in God.