For the first two years of her life she feels love, but suddenly her protector is gone She's too young to even know her Mother is gone. From the innocence of childhood, to the growing sickness and abuse in her life, she is confused and full of fear

How will she ever make it when there is no time to wonder-only time to survive?
She wants to be the "good little girl," and please her family; she wants to be loved
She wants to be right with God

The confusion, pain, and abuse are unbearable The family sickness is more than one can comprehend

What she is asked to do is impossible-for the sake of her siblings-she MUST do it, but is she strong enough?

Walk through the journey with her from her earthly father to her heavenly Father.

This is the story of 3 generations of women in my family; women walking with God. The story-line is based on facts, but purposely omits many details of the lives of the characters. It has been written this way so as not to get bogged down in details; and so the reader can read between the lines of the story...can virtually replace the photos with those from their own life's story, or that of a friend or relative. The book is only unique in the specifics, not in the generalities of how God works in the lives of His children. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. How one sees Him working in the lives of the characters in this book, is the same way He can work in the life of the Reader. An alternate title could have been: Everything in My Life Seemed to Be Going Wrong...But God! This saga is told from the 3rd person perspective of a wise, old Aunt telling a story to a group of young women preparing for marriage.

Arcadia is where all is tranquil, balanced and harmonious. Aidan Hamilton is an artist and a teacher. He works in a college of education where he is able happily and effectively to combine both aspects of his vocation. He teaches student teachers, and he paints Arcadia. While he does not push the notion of Arcadia too far, he never ceases to give thanks to the Gods he doesn't believe in, for having been called to such congenial labour. His favourite artist is Nicholas Poussin. Poussin, in Italy in the seventeenth century, painted landscapes which embodied the very essence of Arcadia with its lofty trees, its olive groves, its distant walled city basking in the golden light of the late afternoon sun. At first, you do not see, in a dark shadowed overhang of rock a man being crushed by a serpent. Aidan is also blessed with a family, a wife and two beautiful and adoring daughters. Here lurks the serpent. Cathy, Aidan's wife, cannot love their elder daughter, Bobbie. Slowly and inexorably, she is crushing Bobbie's happiness, and destroying the secure world within which the family has been safe, and Aidan's desperate attempts to mediate are of no avail. And then the talented Louse De Grey arrives at the college.

John Connor has been writing poetry for 35 years and has build up an enormous collection of inspirational poems. When his parents passed away, he noticed that his poetry had changed. It was this change that has propelled John's poems to be some of the best known on the internet. His healing words have helped hundreds and thousands of people work through their own grief and loss. John has kindly agreed to donate 10% of the proceeds from this book to the St Helena Hospice in Colchester, UK, a charity very close to John's heart. He hopes this collection will help you find peace and solace.

For the first two years of her life she feels love, but suddenly her protector is gone She's too young to even know her Mother is gone. From the innocence of childhood, to the growing sickness and abuse in her life, she is confused and full of fear

How will she ever make it when there is no time to wonder-only time to survive?
She wants to be the "good little girl," and please her family; she wants to be loved
She wants to be right with God

The confusion, pain, and abuse are unbearable The family sickness is more than one can comprehend

What she is asked to do is impossible-for the sake of her siblings-she MUST do it, but is she strong enough?

Walk through the journey with her from her earthly father to her heavenly Father.

From a small southern town of Hinton West Virginia to Richmond Virginia comes a spunky career woman seeking knowledge to the dating experience in a three year project. Using the "personal ads" vie newspaper to interview 91 men with a set standard of questions. Safety must be the key factor used by women in dating. Paula Ann learn this the hard way by the lost of all of her clothes and belongings and having to relocate in the middle of the night. She went into hiding for many months to regain her confidence to continue and put closure to this book. Paula Ann even rode with a trucker and his eighteen wheeler for a week in one interview to Georgia. She could have been raped, robbed and even murdered in pursuit of gathering vital data on dating in this project. To my dear #91 Bruce; words can never express the heartfelt enduring love I have for you and the support you have given to me to complete this book as we enter our marriage together in Mexico. I do not have to carry a "poop" bag with him. He is the real WINNER in the dog show. There are NO fleas with him From the mountains of a small southern town Hinton in Summers County to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay; it is your memories that make me what I am today. I am stronger now and feel that I will be safe and have a wonderful life.

We all have wishes. What may stop us from getting what we want is a fear of trying to get what we want or not knowing how to get what we want. By believing in yourself and getting the support of others you can conquer the fears that may stop you from getting what you want. Begin by knowing what 'you' wish for and believe wishes can come true.

Poisoned Tea is a reflection of life. A spectrum of words which create a palette for the reader. Perception like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder however there may be a grail to follow before beauty and inspiration are revealed within the boundaries of your heart. The outcome: contentment, understanding, and peace within oneself and others cannot always be achieved without resolving inner conflict. Thus we may experience some poisoned tea at some point in our life.