I’ve been blessed in my career as a screenwriter to work with some of the most talented artists in the industry on some of the most inspiring stories imaginable—from my time with Michael Landon as head writer on Highway to Heaven to working with Denzel Washington on The Hurricane or with Kevin Costner on Wyatt Earp. But no project has meant more to me than writing the screenplay for the upcoming motion picture The Loveladies. That is why I am so proud to be able to endorse this new edition of Portraits of Hope. Some of the most talented and celebrated portrait artists in the country have collaborated on some of the most inspiring true life stories you will ever hear. In the two decades since The Lovelady Center came into existence, despair has been met with love, hopelessness has been met with faith, and the lies we tell ourselves to justify the bad choices we’ve made have been met with truth. You will see all of those things in the beautiful faces of the women whose stories make up this keepsake book.