Susanna Foth Aughtmon - I Blame Eve: Freedom from Perfectionism, Control Issues, and the Tendency to Listen to Talking Snakes

G B. Stern said, Silent gratitude isnt much use to anyone. And that is the truth. I have so many people to be thankful for, and I am choosing not to be silent about it. So a huge amount of thanks goes out to...

Scott. You are my favorite person. Thank you for loving me so well and always encouraging me, for taking care of the boys so well and always making me laugh... even when I have a deadline.

Jack, Will, and Addison. Thanks for all your hugs and kisses, even though I was writing so much. I love who you are. It is my great joy to be your mom.

Mom and Dad. Thanks for lighting a candle and praying for me as I wrote. And for eating celebratory chocolate chips with me when I finally finished. You are the best.

Dave and Lola. Thanks for your constant support and for cheering me on every time I call you. (Yeah, Sue!) You are the best in-laws ever. (Yeah, Dave! Yeah, Lola!)

Erica and Jenny. Thanks for listening to my chapters over the phone and laughing at all the right parts. And for celebrating the fun stuff with me. Whether it is a birthday or another chapter finished or a shopping trip, you make everything fun. I love being with you.

Chris. Im proud to be your sister. Writing about catching snakes with you at the house on Glen Canyon brought back good memories. About you... not the snakes.

The Foth, Moody, Clements, and Bondonno clans. I am so thankful for you and your encouragement. Im so glad you are my family. Clearly, I lucked out!

My teenage nieces and nephew, Aly, Claire, Robert, and Katherine. Know that it was for you that I wrote holla in this book, mostly because I wanted to see your look of horror at your aunt pretending to be hip. Know that I think you are beyond hip and I love you.

Beth Alyse Alyse and Gretchen. Our day in Burlingame was a highlight for me. I could not ask for better cousins. Thank you for your constant love and encouragement.

Jenn. Thanks for being my bff and partner in crime. Does teaching count as crime? Im so thankful for you. Someday soon well do the running man again. I promise.

Marty. Thanks for always being real and sharing your chocolate and letting me tell some of your story. Im so thankful for your friendship.

Paula. Thank you, dear friend, for your friendship, for the many meals made for our family, and for subbing for me so I could write. You will get an extra jewel in your crown for sure.

Pathway Church. Thanks for being a part of this writing journey. I will try to be a less awkward worship leader in the future. But thanks for loving me as I am.

Tapestry Church and Kiddie Garden Preschool. You are a blessing to me. Im so thankful for you.

Janelle Mahlmann. Thanks for your hard work and for always laughing with me on the phone. I love working with you.

Vicki Crumpton. To get to work with you again is such fun. I am thankful to you for your giftedness and excitement about this book. I love that I get to share this writing journey with you.

Wendy Lawton. I think you are the best in the land. I love that we are on the same team. I am continually thankful that God brought you into my life.

I would be remiss not to thank Eve. Without her there would be no book.

And finally, thanks goes to Jesus, for letting me write, of course, but most of all for saving me from my controlling, perfectionist ways and shaping my life with his grace and freedom.