I have been writing poems and short stories for many years. Our family is originally from Brookhaven, Mississippi. My brother and I grew up partially in Mississippi and attended the New Hope UMC there, before our family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the early 1960s. The background of our family covers a wide multitude of relatives who were in the ministry, musicians, writers and artists. We have been blessed to have grown up in a loving family that encouraged and inspired us to keep growing in everything we are inspired to do in life.