Moving Forward

About the Book

This book is a collection of poems I have written throughout my life. I started writing when I was in high school. The early poems were for girls that I knew. No copies of these were kept.

I started to retain copies in college. My poems moved from just words to life stories, personal thoughts and my God. I have shared some with a few friends, which for me is difficult, because I tend to keep most everyone at arms length.

My journey has been filled with life’s up and downs and my poems reflect the joys and sorrows I experienced and some you may have experienced. Most important for me is that Jesus is my constant companion who rejoices with me in the good times and carries me through the hard times.

Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
NIV He makes me to lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me,
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil,
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.

About the Author

I was born June 30th 1949 in the Naval Academy Hospital at Annapolis, Maryland. My family moved to Miami, Florida when I was six months old. In 1954, my father passed away. My mother had to raise four children on her own. We continued to live in Miami and I still reside there to this day. I am very active in my church where I currently serve as a Deacon. I also am a member of the Drama Team. I enjoy sports and coach and play on the church’s softball team. I also perform in plays at the Pelican Playhouse, a local community theatre in Miami Springs. I have experienced a number of traumatic times in my life but none greater than the death of my son in 2006 at the age of thirty. I only survived because I have a deep faith in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and with the support from Christian brothers and sisters. I can not imagine life without him as my guiding force. May his peace, love and hope envelope your life as he has mine.