Inspiration comes from different things in a personÕs life. Sometimes itÕs from a movie, accident or friend. For author Teresa Rogers, inspiration flows from her mother, Joy. A survivor, running for her life many times from her abusive alcoholic husband, Joy rose above lifeÕs hardships. Revealed is JoyÕs poverty-stricken childhood, marriage at age fifteen to RogersÕ father, an abusive alcoholic. Rogers describes trials of living in a dysfunctional home, fear of mental, physical abuse she had as a child, and a harrowing description of the night she and her mother are nearly shot by her father. That moment Rogers chose to have a purpose and followed JoyÕs simple wisdoms: Choose your friends wisely. Get an education. Never get yourself into anything you canÕt talk yourself out of. You have fifteen minutes to feel sorry for yourself, then get off your butt and do something about it. This book is an inspiring tribute to her mother. 10%% of book proceeds go to ParkinsonÕs research/education. Joy now has ParkinsonÕs.