Charlene Puryear

To GOD: Thank You for choosing and blessing me with the voice to sing. I Thank You for the anointing you have placed in my life. You are the Most High God and I bless you for that. You thought enough of me to give me a special gift and I will continue to use it for your glory and to minister to your people. To my husband T hank You for being there for me. The PUSH you gave me to let me know that I can make it. You are everything to me. I Love You. To my parents, Dr. Charles and Evangelist Louise Hicks, Thank You for raising me to be the Women of God that I am today. Thank You for the teachings and firmness. It really paid off. I thank God for choosing you to be my parents, I Love You. To my sister, Charmaine Mounter . . . I Love You. Thank You for your support. The late night talks, telling me I can do this, and if nobody has my back, you all got my back. To my Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Great Cousins and my In-laws. Thank You for sup- porting me in all of my achievements. Your smiles and hugs made this so much easier. To my nieces, nephews and God-children, Auntie Love you. To my church family at Greater Mt. Zion Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C., Thank You for your constant support and prayers in everything I do. You are the best church family anyone could ever have. I Love All Of You. To my band, Thank You for your music, you all are anointed and I Love You. To my background singers, Tracy , Daveta and Titus. You all are the best, we did it. Thank You so much for believing in me and wanting to be apart of my dream. The hard rehearsals paid off. Get ready cause we're going all the way with this. Know that I love You and appreciate everything you do. To "GLS" and Pound 4 Pound Entertainment Music Group, Thank You so much for all you did. The hard work , beats and the keys... you the bomb boy. To Mike Lathen and M&L Production, Thank You for working with me. You pulled it all together. Keep on doing what you do best. You're a true blessing. To Chameka Cooper and Shawndria Matthews, Thank You for everything you did in order to make the live recording a big success. I will always remember you for this. Know that I appreciate you!!!! To Patrick Riddick and D'Vyne Worship along with Scottie and Friends, Thank You for being a part of my live recording. It was a true blessing to many. To the creative, anointed hair stylist and make up artist in Hampton Roads, Tanya Puryear and Scottie. Thank You for doing what you do best. You all are heaven sent. To my seamstress, Arlene Elliott, Thank You for making me look good. Your hands are anointed. I love you. To HJ Ellison and Willis Broadcasting, Thank You for the phenomenal introduction at the live recording. Stay encouraged and be blessed. Thank you to all the DJs and Program Directors across the nation for supporting this project. God bless you. A special Thank You to Peggy Britt. Thank You for your words of wisdom and your advice. It helped. Always know I'll be grateful to you for that. To all my friends, and every one that gave an encouraging word to help me go through with this project. I Thank You from the bottom of my heart. Always know you hold a special place in my heart. To Gazelle "MuzicLady" Williams and Grace & Mercy Records, Thank You for seeing God in me and wanting to help my dream come to pass. You are the best and I thank God for placing you all in my life. I pray that everyone listening to this music will allow the words to minister to your hearts. Remember, "It's Your Time Now." This album is in mem­ory of Ida & James Hicks, Charles Hicks, Jr., Mary Puryear and Jimmy Lofton, Sr. Special Thanks to Bishop B. Courtney & Pastor Janeen McBath for blessing G&M Records with the voices of CRC Mass Choir on He Deserves. Huge thanks to CRC Mass Choir under the direction of Minister Willie Copeland. To all- "This is a preparation for the Blessing!" Much Love, Charlene Puryear