Among Wildflowers (18 page)

To my husband for putting up with my late nights of writing and allowing me to constantly bounce ideas off you. For supporting my dream and telling me to go for it. Most importantly, for always being my comedic relief. Love you forever and always.

Sally and Dan, not only for your support and excitement with writing this book, but for being an all-around strength and encouragement in my life.

My sisters, for going from being my awesome big sisters that I looked up to, to now being two of my best friends. Thank you for being as excited about my pursuit of writing as I am.

Lindsay, your excitement and reassurance while I wrote this book was priceless and so needed. Thanks for our long chats about Ryland
Quinn!

Kris, the other half of my sleep-deprived, semi-functional brain.
Thank you for your love and for helping me with the lyrics. It would have been a hot mess without you.

Love,

Stella

Stella is an Arizona native but now lives in the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her husband and young son. Self-proclaimed nerd and confessed coffee addict, Stella can often be found late at night watching Star Trek reruns while she writes (looks at Facebook) or does homework (looks at more Facebook). Her hobbies include wondering where the time went and looking for her son’s other shoe. Still pursuing her education while she works her day job and does the writing thing, Stella is hoping to test the capacity of the human brain by stuffing it with as much stuff as possible and then seeing what happens.