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Yolanda Gaston
Yolanda Gaston, a native of Houston, TX, has had a love for poetry since elementary. First introduced to the works of Robert Frost, she wrote her first poem at the age of 11. Aside from being an avid writer, her other interests include reading and spending time with her family. She is the wife to a US Navy Sailor and the mother to three children. She currently resides in Newport News, Virginia.
All Books By This Author:
- Seasons & Elements: Poetic Phases of Love
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Seasons & Elements is a poetic journey through the course of a failed marriage. When I divorced my husband, I was thrown into the dating world. With three kids, I quickly found that it wasn't all I thought it was cracked up to be.
Throughout the book, you'll see expressions such as love, hate, sadness, anger, happiness, and victory. You'll also see the evolution of me from the end of my old marriage to the start of my new one.
Join me on my poetic journey through love and all of the confusion, change, and restoration it can bring. By the time you reach the end, I'm sure you will have found that there are quite a few memories of your own that relate to mine. Most importantly, I'm sure you will have found peace with those memories.
- Genres: Motivation, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Chick Lit, Poetry, Religious
- Reflections Of An Inner Being
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Have you ever looked to someone for encouragement, prayer, or reassurance that everything will be ok? Have you ever needed a pick-me-up, a shoulder to cry on, or just a good laugh? Well, you can find it all in this book.
“Reflections” is filled with encouragement, laughter, and inspiration. It is a compilation of poems and short stories that is sure to help you in any situation. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Reflections will minister to you wherever you are, whoever you may be. God has an intended purpose for you, and He wants to help you reach your full potential.
Written by the same author that brought you Seasons & Elements, this book is filled with motivational messages of faith, love, hope, and happiness. It was written to show you that it’s ok to dream, to aspire to go above and beyond, and to praise God along the way.
- Genres: Chick Lit, Poetry, Religious, Short Stories
- Scattered Tears
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“I’ve reached a point in my life where it would be a burden to consider what other people think about me. I can no longer afford to carry around the weight of the world and their opinions. I‘m going to be happy with who I am and give myself permission to be free.”
This is what Grace said on the morning she turned 30. After living a life trying to please those around her and completely ignoring her own feelings, she decided that day to simply stop. Gone were the days that other people could tell her how she should look, how much she should weigh, and who she should love.
Scattered Tears is a poetic depiction of Grace’s life. It describes her climb up from low self esteem and the challenges she faced trying to live up to everyone’s standards but her own. Each poem reveals a tear that has been scattered and a new scar that has been healed. For every tear that she scatters, Grace in turn plants a seed to embrace a new outlook on life.
From breakups to triumphs; from laughter to heartache; from pain to pleasure - this book will celebrate it all. Life is a journey and it is meant to teach us to adapt, accept, and embrace. Join Grace as she learns how to love and accept herself for who she is and emerges a new creation in the process.
- Genres: Feminism, Motivation, Religion, Self-Improvement, Spirituality, Chick Lit, Poetry, Religious
