"I have always wanted to write my life story and I have found that it is not an easy task. Questions keep popping up such as, “Where do I start? How detailed do I want to write? Will I be able to keep at it? Do others care what I write? What’s my purpose in writing a life story?"

Well, I have two guesses. I’ll start by saying that my purpose for writing this is the realization that no one in my past has ever taken the time to let me know in writing about themselves, how it was when they were born, what their lives were like and who their loved ones were in the past?

I have this urge to somehow let my children and grandchildren know how it was in my past. I feel it’s important to let them know where I am coming from so they may have some way into their own future. My prayer is that, in these times, we need God’s help to be able to predict the future and know where we should place our feet. It is a perilous life and I feel the need to let my children know some of the things I did in my past with the hope that this may help them build their future. So here goes…"

-- Leeland Mick in autobiography "An Artist's Story"