ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
First, always giving honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, keeping Him first in our lives are of the utmost importance. Without Jesus, this magazine would not be possible, this dream would have died, and this moment would not have arrived. So thank you Jesus for being everything that we need you to be and more. It’s true, Your grace is sufficient and Your mercy is great. To the team and family of DetermineD Magazine, thanks for your hard work and dedication. Thanks for the long nights and frustration. Thanks for the laughter and the love. We did it. We finally did it. It took a long time to get here but we are here. To our featured author, Donetha Polite, thanks for the time spent on this editorial, as well as the time spent on developing, creating, and publishing this magazine. It is only right that we feature you in our first edition. Not because you are the founder and editor and chief, but because of your story and the courage that you have to tell it. We appreciate your openness, your honesty, and your integrity when it comes down to the simple things in life. You are more than appreciated, you are celebrated. To Lola, you know who you are, thanks for taking the time to invite us into your home for a round of wine, appetizers, and good conversation. We really enjoyed spending time with you and the insight that you were able to give our readers. Hope to be doing another interview with you soon, as well as co-writing with you (wink). God Bless. To everyone that made the first ever D-List, CONGRATULATIONS. The DList is not about sales but about talent, whether that talent is in the development stage or is already developed. While the number of books sold speaks volumes for your bank accounts, it does nothing for this list. For us, you making this list make it just that much more realistic, and who knows, maybe one day an agent or editor may pick up this magazine, see your name it and give you a call or something. Life is about possibilities and where there is life, anything possible can happen. Again, congratulations. To all of our readers and supporters, thank you for making it happen for us. Without your support, your belief in us, your constant motivation, we would still be working on the cover instead of publishing this edition. You are the greatest fans and supporters there can be. Let us know if there is something more or something specific that you’d like to see in our magazine and if it’s within the scope of our project then you can count on us to cover it. Best regards to all, DetermineD Magazine CEO & Staff 8|Page