Carol Rudy Ludwick is a certified Lifecycle celebrant ( custom ceremony creator) and actor living in Evanston, IL with her husband, David, and their tabby cats, Merlin and Arthur. She has been a practicing storyteller for nearly 20 years, honing her craft through writing, acting and photography. Her father so savored the process of writing this book that he was reluctant to finish it. She used to chide him that he better hurry up, she didn't want to have to do that for him posthumously. Doing so, however, has been a privilege and she is deeply honored to have been his collaborator.