I never dreamed of being a writer. When I was in elementary school, my desire was
to be a singer and to be a guest performer on Soul Train (keep in mind, this is 1979-1980).
Throughout elementary school, my extracurricular activities were reading, (I was
an avid reader), and singing. When I was nine, I would try to write, but because
what I wrote made no sense, I chose not to dwell on it. A few years later, a family
member was so focused on being a rapper; he encouraged me to write as he would write
songs. When I look back at that period of my life (1986-1987), Hip Hop was starting
to get vulgar, and I tried to blend in. After a while, I stopped using vulgarity,
and shortly after, a classmate in high school introduced me to poetry. After writing
a poem with this classmate (in 1991), I embraced the concept of poetry. I didn’t
know God was going to use me to write poetry that would eventually be the making
of these books. I was writing what was in my heart at that particular moment in my
life while avoiding the idea of writing a book. After taking a long hiatus from writing,
I started writing again in 2004/2005. At this time, two sisters in Christ prophetically
spoke these words to me: “I have a vision. You will write something that will change
someone's life, or even be quoted till the end of time.” Again, I didn’t think anything
of it, even though numerous people encouraged me to put a book together. I was focused
on writing to be a blessing to someone. In 2009, I released my first book which has
now pushed me into prophetic destiny. I encourage you to pursue your passion and
talent for His glory, and you too will be pushed into prophetic destiny.
Many lives have already been blessed through the poetry God has given me to write.
I pray that you open your heart to His Spirit and that you will allow Him to minister
to you. Finally, I pray that you are blessed, highly favored, and empowered to prosper
under His hand.
