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As I was browsing through Facebook, I came across the American Booksellers Association Page indicating that April is the month indie booksellers celebrate National Poetry Month. As a writer, author, and poet, I often write every day, and thank God for giving me the gift of writing. It allows me to share inspiration to those in need of encouragement, and to share the love that God has for each and every one of us. Since indie booksellers are celebrating National…..
A friend on Facebook shared a Dennis the Menace Cartoon where Dennis is pointing to the sky saying, “If Heaven is that pretty on the bottom, think how it must look on top!” That got me to thinking about my poem, “I Want to Peek at Heaven.” I was inspired to write this poem when the sky looked exceptionally gorgeous one day, and I thought wouldn’t it be great if we could just peel back the sky and see Heaven…..
In my book, I feature one of my poems: “The Depth of the Well.” Here is the backstory behind that poem: I wrote this poem while in Arizona. I was visiting one of those old-time, western shopping towns where you feel you are in a western movie set, but it’s really for shopping in board-walk shops with swinging doors. While there, I saw a wooden well off in the distance. I strolled over to it to look down the well…..
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and I am excited to announce the launch of my recently published book, “The Fingers of God.” It is a Christian inspirational book containing 237 poems to give inspiration and hope to those who need to be uplifted during any point in their life. This is often a difficult hurry-up, do-it-now world, and God’s love does reach down and touch the lives of each of us in the sometimes depressing and lonely situations we each…..