Based on: 1Samuel 7:17 (NIV)

                  17 But he always went back to Ramah, where his home was, and there he also held court for Israel. 

                And he built an altar there to the Lord.

Excerpt:

Acknowledgements are intentionally placed in the front of the book. Authors always acknowledge the bridges that brought them over. This practice recognizes the truth that none of us reaches success without a whisper in our ear, wind beneath our wings, or a hand in our back.