Cheri Lomonte is a photojournalist who began this project by photographing pictures of the Madonna. After hearing heart-stopping personal accounts associated with Mother Mary, she recorded the storie s to share with others who might be equally inspired by them. In the five years that she collected stories and photographs, she trav eled extensively to all parts of the world, including Nicaragua, Peru, Italy, France, and most of the United States. Lomonte is convinced that every person has a story to tell and is currently colle cting stories for her second book. She and her husband, Tony, live in the Rocky Mountains of COlorado and enjoy visiting their six grown children in various areas of the United States.