Some people I feel indebted to for saving my life, saving my sanity, saving my marriage, or saving my family’s life. Every time I think of them I wish that I could someday thank them for what they did for me, but even if I could, it would never be enough.
My parents – for more reasons than I could possibly list, or even think of, for that matter. 
Michael and Donna Palandro – for taking me into their home, allowing me to pay such a tiny amount of rent, and praying me through not losing my soul during the time I lived there, for being patient with me despite my rude and out of balance behavior in their home, for providing a place where I knew I was physically and spiritually safe despite the chaos in my life otherwise.
Juan and Donna Campos - for almost more reasons than I can list…..for helping Esther pull out of her bout with anorexia so that she is still alive today, for helping my Dad with psychiatric care and friendship to keep him from bailing out of life and church for good, for helping Benjamin through challenging times in their life with professional psychiatric care and therapy, for saving my marriage by counseling Benjamin and I through a tough time, for staying committed to the church through board membership, personal care of my parents, pastoral care to members, and servant care through tasking, for coaching me through several challenging situations with people in my church community group. 
Mrs. Laura Holland – for being like a second mother to me while I was in college, for teaching me much of what I know in theatrical production, for keeping my feet on the ground in working out my faith and my art, for her gentle compassionate response to my suicidal thoughts during college and following up with me to make sure I had gotten help (another person I credit for literally saving my life), for helping me discover my creativity and calling to Christian art production, for modeling an example of a completely passionate teacher, for being an inspiration to everyone who crossed her path.
Heather Wall – for inviting me to Thanksgiving with her family, because that was the turning point in my season of depression and suicidal thoughts (another part of saving my life); for being a complete inspiration of what motherhood can be like, for getting me interested in “natural” living, for having the women’s Bible study in her home where I first experienced the richness of Christian women in community with each other, for her ridiculous amount of gentleness and humility despite being one of the most beautiful women I have known and despite her incredible talent at being everything a Christian woman could want to grow up to become. 
Jennifer Robey – for being my friend during a very depressing time in my life, for asking the right questions at the right time, and for praying daily for me when it wasn’t the right time, for picking me out from the crowd for the honor of her mentorship and prayers, for being so completely satisfied with her singleness, for inspiring me once again with an example of the kind of Godly woman I can only dream of becoming.
Matt and Tabitha Anderson – for noticing my desperation when my marriage was on the rocks, and taking time (again and again) out of their busy schedules to listen to me, encourage me, and counsel me, for asking questions I couldn’t even think to ask myself that helped me sort through my tumultuous feelings and find answers and solutions, for believing in me, for calling me a Princess, for