Dear Michael,

I don't know if you have chosen your one hundred people as of one o'clock on Thursday, but I wanted to say one last thing. I have continued to enjoy each of the three videos from Don, especially this last one where he discusses the journey of relationship with his father. I was so moved and inspired by To Own A Dragon and I am excited to hear that he will discuss this further in Million Miles.

For every soul that has a mate, there are five others that travel alone. Page by page in each of Don's books feels like having a companion in my soul that is willing to stretch his lamplight into the corners and hold my hand through whatever may be revealed.

I hope that he will continue to have the courage to write authentically and the kindness to share life with those of us coming up behind.

P.S. I received an error message after my last comment when I tried to enter my mailing address into your form, so I am going to include it here just in case.

Sailor Scott Baker
1676 Belledeer Dr.
Cordova, TN 38016

or

PO Box 3229
Brentwood, TN 37024

I just came across Donald Miller recently when I unwittingly picked BLJ off my uncle's bookshelf at his mountain cabin. I spent the entire vacation reading -- BLJ and then Searching For God Knows What and then To Own a Dragon. An entire notebook of scribbled quotes later, I am now in the middle of Painted Deserts.

His humble and yet unapologetic approach to life and God and the church is refreshing. As though it gives me permission to ask complex questions and not yet have the answers. To enjoy a sunset or a song or a glass of wine while dirty dishes sit in the sink. To pursue an identity that countermands pop-culture and yet gives me an opportunity to make a change in my corner of it.

Discovering his writings has been a journey to discovering myself. Perhaps Donald Miller is the one who, in my life, has given me permission to find my true identity. I eagerly await this new release, and am confident that his insights will, true to form, find their way into my theology, my heart, my blogs and just about every conversation.