Sometimes tear inducing, sometimes humorous, each story sums up the way the author looks at life. Love gets you started, hope brings stability, but faith gets you through. She states, in one essay, "When I look back, I see God's hand leading me though marital problems, teenage rebellion, financial hardships, even providing me with the perfect mate. I praise God every day as I try to live a life of service-a service which provides me with the greatest joy, for it includes doing all the things for which I have the talent, and incidentally love to do."