This book is my creation born of emotional battles and victories, in hope of helping others, who seek similar feats. It will make you laugh and cry while addressing your own situations with impressive entertainment. Most of all, it identifies and addresses feelings that you undergo to provide some affective and emotional lability of normalcy. It lends itself to creating and focusing on your own developmental strategies to improve your quality of life, by the paradigms expressed.
I have weathered many storms in my lifetime. I have been married four times. Two of which lasted over 20 years, yet still ended in divorce.I suffered the loss of my relationship with my first love who I thought was my true love in one divorce and the loss of my best friend in the other. I am an only child whose father was murdered while I was a toddler and whose mother died while living with me due to a lengthy illness. I was catastrophically devastated by her death! I wound up raising three sons alone (who by the way, turned out to be amazing family men). I have overcome a drug and alcohol addiction that I chose to self-medicate myself. I have built and lost my dream home, my dream car, as well as my career that I had a great passion for, after years of preparation. I have been incarcerated and took a loss of over $200,000 while being away for two years. Incarceration itself was a terrifying experience for me. I was absolutely lost upon my release.
Even though I was brought up in the church, my faith in God wavered, because of what I was going through. I did not understand why God had seemingly turned a deaf ear to my prayers. I stood on His words that I read in the Bible, and believed everything I read,even if I did not understand it all. But nothing and no one was working out on my behalf....
I started writing this book in 2006 and published it in 2023. I was driven to write this book as I sought the comfort that I found in writing. It was a survival technique. This book of poetry is meant to inspire and encourage. It reeks of pain and of hope. My aspiration is that it will significantly help others who are experiencing emotional issues such as: love, grief, broken hearts, abuse, addiction, anger, abandonment, betrayal, and self-esteem, while promoting coping skills to improve life’s quality as it stimulates growth leading to serenity. Its content has undertones of faith sprinkled with a little sassiness! Enjoy
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I see the countless Christmas trees
Around the world below,
With tiny lights, like heaven’s stars,
Reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular,
Please wipe away that tear.
For I’m spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs,
That people hold so dear,
But the sounds of music can’t compare,
With the Angelic choir up here.
For I have no words to tell you,
The joy their voices bring.
For it is beyond description,
To hear the angels sing.
I can’t tell you of the splendor,
Or the peace here in this place.
Can you just imagine Christmas,
With our Savior, face to face?
I’ll ask Him to light your spirit,
As I tell Him of your love;
So then pray for one another,
As you lift your eyes above.
Please let your heart be joyful,
And let your spirit sing.
For I’m spending Christmas in Heaven,
And I’m walking with the King!
I know how much you miss me;
I see the pain inside your heart.
But I’m not so far away,
We really aren’t apart.
Christmas In Heaven
I see the countless Christmas trees, Around the world below. With tiny lights, like heaven's stars, Reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular, Please wipe away that tear. For I'm spending Christmas With Jesus Christ this year. I hear the many Christmas songs, That people hold so dear. But the sounds of music can't compare, With the angelic choir up here. For I have no words to tell you, The joy their voices bring. For it is beyond description, To hear the angels sing. I can't tell you of the splendor, Or the peace here in this place. Can you just imagine Christmas, With our Savior, face to face? I'll ask Him to light your spirit, As I tell Him of your love. So then pray for one another, As you lift your eyes above. Please let your heart be joyful, And let your spirit sing. For I'm spending Christmas in Heaven, And I'm walking with the King! I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart. But I'm not so far away, We really aren't apart. So be happy for me, dear ones, You know I hold you dear. And be glad I'm spending Christmas, With Jesus Christ this year.
This book is not a one time read, it is a book you can pick up again and again. Each time I pick it up, the poems speak to me in a different manner. My favorite poem is Broken, at some point we are broken,but how the words of this poem give the reader hope through faith in the Almighty. When I'm feeling broken and it happens all too often, this is a resource for me, it tells me that it is not just me that feels I'm losing at this game called life, but the writer so eloquently weaves in,that there is a healer for our brokenness. Some of my favorite other poems are: Thanks for Leaving. It's full of self assurance; Somebody Prayed for Me. This one hits differently on any given day. I could go on and on about these poems but stop reading my review and get this book. It will bless you!
This book helped me a lot by giving me hope and faith after multiple family deaths. It helped me see the light at the end of the tunnel. It calmed me and gave me comfort and more faith. I am grateful for it. Although I like and relate to all of the poems, my most favorite poems are Forever and Always, Hope,You're Still Here with Me, and The Moment You Left Me. A Poem, No Competition and Me, actually had me rolling! The author has a way of adding new meaning to the words she writes that makes them new every time you read them. And you will read it over and over again when you buy it. I'm sure glad I got this book. You will be too.
I have known Janet for most of my life. We became close friends at an early age. She is both fragile and strong and she is a gifted author. I encouraged her to get her work published. I am so pleased that In My Feelings is so ‘her’. The poems are amazing as I knew they would be. Of course my most favorite is BFF, which she graciously dedicated to me and our friendship. Other poems that I like are: Friends, Good Times, and The Greatest Gift. I am truly proud of my friend and her first project because I am sure that there will be more.
In My Feelings is an in depth exploration into the author's beautiful soul. She has a deep love for humanity and desires to demonstrate that love to everyone that she meets and through her work. Janet reveals her heart through each poem as she articulates her feelings and is a joy to those she encounters in person or through her words. "Kind words are like honey - sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
It's an inspiration. It helped me overcome many of my struggles, from abuse, addiction to coping. It has been a blessing to me. I highly recommend it. It's a 6 star read for me!
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