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This book serves a major purpose in my life. Even the book cover,
overflowing with the 8's, shares some major significance to me. In
the Bible, the number 8 means new beginning. In order to further
explain the purpose of this book, I have to go back to where my
soul first experienced pain and rejection. Attending kindergarten
at PS 31, I started school almost a year late because I had eczema
really badly. I also had a teacher (whose name I remember to this
day) who would make me stay alone in one part of the classroom. I
wasn't allowed to sit or play with the other students because even
though I wasn't contagious, I looked the part. I also have to go
back to a family tragedy where at the age of twelve, I was gang
raped by grown men. When they let me leave, I went home. No one was
there, so I went to sleep and I slept with that secret for almost
six months. I never told anyone until I was sent to live with
relatives in another state. Torn from my sisters who I loved and
who I knew really loved me, I was too messed up to realize that my
new family was trying to love me. I was too messed up to receive
the love they gave. After some years, I was brought back to my
sisters and brothers and my mother, but too much had happened to
me. There was so much anger and hurt, and I acted out a lot. I fell
in love with an older married man who I thought loved me. At that
time, I didn't love me enough to get out of an abusive
relationship. At the age of twenty, I gave birth to my first child,
my son. After thirteen years, the older married man and I parted
ways, but I was blessed with two children from him. In order to get
away from him, I moved out of state where the lack of money for
diapers and food became so difficult that I began dating for money.
I know I have made some major mistakes in my life. All the hurt,
joy, pain and lessons were all trapped inside my mind. The only way
to get free was to write. My poetry was my escape. This book
reflects my new beginning, my BEGINNING ANEW.
In this very exciting book of short stories and poetry, the author,
Diane Jones-Norris, shares her heart for people in her writings.
This book is a book of encouragement to those who may have made
some bad turns in the road of life. She lets the reader know that
it's not too late to turn your life around. Her wit and honesty
will capture your attention as you anxiously read to see what
happens next. The 21 vibrant short stories and poems are about the
many roads we travel through life; they will enlighten you and
cause you to hunger for more.
Reflections of the Soul... At its essence is a road map to positive
living. A soul stirring assembly of poetry that empowers you as it
relates to love, emotions, family, friends, grief, inspiration,
prayer, humor, children, passion, special people and things. The
poetry is filled with experiential insights of heartfelt truths and
integrity. The title of this book truly describes the poetry there
in. Reflections (for a writer) is fixing the mind on subjects,
serious thoughts, contemplation, joy, reminiscing and the result of
those thoughts, ideas and conclusions expressed in words. The soul
tells us the difference between right and wrong. It is a burning
sensation in the body. Brilliance, a burning passion, exciting,
stimulating vivid imagination can also describe the soul. Life can
be overwhelming; the burning sensation represents things that are
going on inside of us, the Soul. This poetry deals with so many
aspects of life as we live it. The poems display a deep belief in
God. They offer valuable and timeless instructions on ways to live
life fully and optimistically; no matter how daunting the
inevitable obstacles are. No matter how dark the nights of life
are, there are always brighter days ahead. If you like to laugh,
this book is for you. Some of the poems are hilarious. They will
cause you to laugh from the depths of your soul. Can you imagine a
book filled with suspense, love, laughter, truth, faith,
imagination, inspiration, is hilarious and causes you to hesitate,
meditate, gives you courage, enthusiasm and more? Imagine no more;
all of these attributes are captured in, "Reflections of the Soul."
The purpose of this book is to bring about awareness, deliverance
and institute change in our families. Identifying generational
curses is one of the first steps to deliverance. I have shared my
family stories as I saw them as a child. Some of the accounts may
be mixed with fictional phrases but the message is foundational.
Hopefully as you read you will see your families and the road to a
breakthrough will begin. Please keep in mind that the God we serve,
which is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, is the only true and
living God and only He has the power to deliver and set free. His
word tells us that He is Baal-Perazim - Lord of the Breakthrough.
(2 Samuel 5:20)
This book of short stories portrays the special relationship that
existed between a daughter and her daddy in a time of unparalleled
challenges during this time in history. It emphasizes how lessons
of a lifetime can be learned by a young girl who grew up
underexposed to many simple, everyday events in life. These lessons
have been documented as family history to be passed along to family
and friends from generation to generation. The reader is encouraged
to reflect on these awesome memories as he remembers his own
personal memories. This book is also designed for parents who want
to make a positive difference in the lives of their children and
their children's children for a lifetime. The author further hopes
that as a result of reading these short stories, families would
realize the importance of documenting and sharing their own
stories.
"How I Got Out of the Cotton Fields" is easy to read --hard to put
down. Dr. Raymon Crawford adroitly uses vivid language to weave a
remarkable story of a triumphant spirit that is victorious despite
heartbreaking challenges.
His words paint colorful images that breathe life onto the pages
of the book-we smell the aroma of the sweet potatoes roasted in the
fire place-we close our eyes and feel the cool breeze created by
the cracks in the walls of the uninsulated house and strain to see
by the dim kerosene lamp-we taste the Grandma Kelly's scrumptious
pinto beans and cornbread - we take the journey with him.
This story of a struggle is creatively told. Raymon takes the
reader on a vicarious journey to the cotton fields of North
Carolina, many of us recall, as he wishes, our on cotton fields- we
are inspired
In true educator style, he enumerates the lessons learned; as a
seasoned military leader, he "commands" us (with his riveting
account) to read more, and more, until we reach the end of this
compelling book. We learn the lessons.
This book is more than a simple chronology of the writer's journey
from the cotton fields of North Carolina to the halls of
academia-some of the most Prestigious American colleges and to the
corridors of the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense-the
Pentagon. It takes each reader on an enthralling trek into the
depth of the human spirit.
In this very exciting book of short stories and poetry, the author,
Diane Jones-Norris, shares her heart for people in her writings.
This book is a book of encouragement to those who may have made
some bad turns in the road of life. She lets the reader know that
it's not too late to turn your life around. Her wit and honesty
will capture your attention as you anxiously read to see what
happens next. The 21 vibrant short stories and poems are about the
many roads we travel through life; they will enlighten you and
cause you to hunger for more.
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