title: ThanksLiving: Gaining a Perspective to Enrich Your Life (Volume 1)
author:  D. Thomas Owsley 
description: Dr. D. Thomas Owsley is an author, counselor, life coach, educator, leader, and public speaker. He earned his several degrees in biology, history, social sciences, theology, biblical counseling, and pastoral ministry. Don served in the U.S. Army, after which he became involved in a number of business pursuits. With some key people, he founded a private school where he was both administrator and teacher. For nearly twenty years after graduating from seminary, Don served as church planter and then lead pastor. He now coaches, counsels, teaches at a university and a seminary, brings messages to various churches, speaks at conferences, and blogs. His first book, The Perfect Pastor? was published in 2007. His favorite hobbies are blogging, reading, and photography. His passion is to use his gifts, skills, and talents to mentor, serve, and bring value to others to help them flourish in life. Don started Relavate to do just that. Relavate exists to serve people like you who have a desire to enrich their own lives and elevate relationships. Don is available as a life coach and conference speaker. You can contact him through Relavate.org. He and his family live in beautiful Colorado.
zlib_text: ## Acknowledgments
  
  
  I am indebted to many people who made this book possible. These brief
  acknowledgments do not express the immeasurable gratitude I feel to you all. A
  very special thank you to:
  
  
  My mother, who filled my childhood with library visits, books, and love. Thank
  you for being so very present for me. My father, who encouraged me to think
  critically and work harder. My sister, Elizabeth, who makes me feel like the
  funniest person alive. No one does make-believe like you. My brother, Andrew,
  who is always in my corner. Thank you for being nothing like the brothers in
  this book.
  
  
  My childhood friends, for the adventures we had and the adventures we didn’t.
  My grad school chums, who “networked” tirelessly with me as I worked on this
  manuscript. And thank you to all my friends and family who were good to me in
  countless ways and expressed so much enthusiasm and optimism for what was a
  long shot.
  
  
  My agent extraordinaire, Brianne Johnson, for your guidance, hustle, and
  believ