This book could never have been written, except for the nudging of my husband, and the help of my boys bringing back memories of their childhood. Steve has helped me so much with the computer work; I was born in 1933 in a family that could not afford to send me to college. At that time, college was for rich people, but when I graduated from school, I was well trained, because our teachers were strict and taught us well. We hope that our true stories will encourage the readers that they can overcome poverty and all of the things that would distract them from accomplishing their goals in life. We have opened our lives before the world, the good and the not so good. But with love in the family and trust in God that all things work together for good to those that love him.