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This book is dedicated to my incredible husband, David.  Technically this is more of a manual than a book, but without David, it wouldn’t be anything, so I dedicate it to him.  He is truly the best man I know.  Look at his calendar. No one puts more time and planning into his children.  Listen to him at dinner and at each night at family prayer.  You will probably hear him ask, “Did you hear God talk to you today?”  The first time I met David (over 30 years ago now) I felt I had known him forever.  I believe I have.  When I asked him why he wanted to be a counselor, he said, “Because I want to help people.”  He’s been helping people ever since.  You will notice that David is the object of several of the disconnection stories in this book.  This is by permission, of course, because he understands and appreciates these principles as much and more than I do.  Sometimes through the middle of these stories, like all self justification stories, he isn’t painted in the most favorable light.  Please remember, that these stories are about me and my self deception, not about him.