My faith has influenced me. My son has influenced me. My marriage has influenced me. Why? Because it's all been a challenge. If we're not challenged in our daily lives there's nothing of substance to share. It provides for me a chance to be real, to show others that they are not alone in their own challenges. We're all facing something. Writing it all in the raw has been one of my biggest challenges. But this allows me to search deep within myself, to take a deep breath, and let it go.