As a young girl I learned early on that I had a way of putting words together and could write poetry. I loved reading books especially romance novels. While attending church I learned that God had given all of us a gift and I truly didn't know what mine was; until one day I allowed a friend of mine to read some of my writings she encouraged me to write more, I then wrote a poem for a friends daughter funeral , this began my serious writing of poetry . I was a single mom and had a passion for the plight of the single Mom; after my children had left the home I more...