First and foremost, thanks be to G'd for His grace, mercy and love, and for bringing us to salvation through His Son. He is the giver of all good gifts, and we gratefully acknowledge that apart from Him, this music and this album could never have come into existence.

My heartfelt thanks also go to these precious people: my wonderful husband Brad for helping me to receive the love of G'd by giving me his own unconditional love; Mildred Batchelor (Mom) for her loving support and contribution to this work; my son Ted Batyi for being the best son a mom could ask for, and singing too; my big brother Mark Shapiro for being instrumental (no pun intended) in instilling in me the love of music, and for contributing, along with his wife Chris Shapiro, encouragement, love, prayers, and musical talents to this project; Pastor Jon Swenson ("the Rev"), for living a life full of love for all peoples, and lovingly encouraging me to pursue the healing of my heart toward my own people; Rabbi Jeff & Vixie Friedman for loving us, teaching us, and showing us by their own lives what it means to be Messianic believers; Michael Garrett (hey, Ernest!), for being the most incredible Producer / Engineer on the planet, for putting up with us for the two years it took to pull this project together, for bringing things out of these songs that I never knew were there, for playing all those different instruments, for making the process fun, and for never letting me settle for less than my best (maybe you can get some sleep now?); Debbie Garrett for being so gracious and supportive about the whole thing (and for waking Michael up and putting him to bed when he fell asleep at the console); Bob Garrett for pointing me in the right direction in my search for the Perfect recording studio, and for playing the bass like no one else can (love those slides); Samuel Rosario-Torres (Sh'muel, Sammy, Sameleh) for being mi querido hermano, and for playing those fabulous piano parts and that magnificent shofar; all of the other wonderful people who lent their time and talents to this project: David Barto, Steve Bruck, Mark Johnson, Bill Van Note, and Ray Williams for being willing to use your gifts to bless this project; Curt & Cindy Brown, and Henry Farkas, for years and years of friendship, love, and encouragement, and for letting me use those wonderful guitars; all the beloved brothers and sisters on the CD Project Update List, for your patient, tireless encouragement and prayers; and last but not least, all the people from the "good old days" at Cornwells UMC (you know who you are) for being there for me through the foundational years of my walk. Oh yes, and my cat, Muffins, for purring just when I needed it most.

Fern Batchelor

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