Every person matters. Here, national-bestselling and beloved author Nancy Tillman shows readers how each of us fits into life's big picture, and how the world would be incomplete without you in it.

You're here for a reason. If you think you're not
I would just say that perhaps you forgot . . .

a piece of the world that is precious and dear
would surely be missing if you weren't here.

Discover more of Nancy Tillman's heartwarming stories for all of life's milestones:

I LOVE YOU LIKE A RIVER
ON THE NIGHT YOU WERE BORN
IT'S TIME TO SLEEP, MY LOVE
I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE
WHEREVER YOU ARE, MY LOVE WILL FIND YOU
I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT
YOU'RE ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL
THE CROWN ON YOUR HEAD
THE HEAVEN OF ANIMALS
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS