After a southern childhood that included picking cotton, personal hardships, and a sense of never quite fitting in, author Dollie Fuller shares with the reader her stories not as reflections of her own heroics, but as proof that a child facing terrible obstacles can flourish and succeed. With the love of her family and parents who taught her to dream and then go after those dreams, the author found her way out of a life in which so many of those around her were trapped.

What gives a child, and then a woman, the strength and courage to test herself and eventually attain success that once seemed impossible? Faith. Faith in her abilities and Faith in her God. This is where she discovered the power to forge ahead and fulfill her dreams; this is where she discovered that she could, and would, succeed. In this moving book, the reader is reminded again and again that life is what we make it. With our Lord to guide us, anything is possible.

Dollie Fuller earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees and worked in academia and Social Services for more than four decades. A wife, mother, grandmother and a proud great-grandmother, she resides in Connecticut where she is enjoying her retirement.