Margaret Lemberg spent time with many people during her years as a hospice volunteer and as a mental health counselor. She was often impressed with the overlap in those experiences. She learned more about being a counselor from hospice patients, and more about the possibility of growth and change even at the end of life from older adult clients. The people and experiences made her life much richer during those years. She wants to remember and honor them through this book. Memories of those people are a great blessing to her. She hopes readers will enjoy getting to know these people.