Money Matters

What would your child do if they found $100 What would your child do if they found $100 blowing in the wind? If it was now their money blowing in the wind? If it was now their money to keep, how would they spend it?

Three young brothers, Nathaniel, Mark, and Terry, were walking home from the park one day. They found a $100 dollar bill and quickly made plans for the money. Their mother wanted to teach them about money, so she decided to sit them down

FloweTry: A Collection of 108 Poetic Flows on Life, Love, and Liturgical Issues

FloweTry is a book for anyone who has ever been frustrated with life and/or love or longed for a better relationship with the Lord. If you fall into any or all of these categories, this book is for you.

Life.

Life is filled with and impacted by family, friends, community, and politics. Each poem will take you on a reflective journey through different points in your life. The term family is used loosely as friends and community members are often family too. Hopefully these poems will warm your heart when you come across the ones that apply to you. Some of the politically themed poems are rooted in Black history, so the actual past is not a mystery.

Love.

Love is beautiful, painful, and messy all at the same time. I highly recommend love despite it having its highs and lows. The poems here are both pro- and antilove, so get ready for the entertaining ride.

Liturgical.

There is often a still, quiet voice within your soul whispering to you. Did you know that voice belongs to the Lord? It is the Holy Spirt. God is still speaking to us in this day and age; we just need to open our spiritual eye and ear to see and hear Him. It is all right to allow the Lord to do something new in you. Sometimes we wake or walk with a new melody or lyrics in our spirit and do not know where they come from. Well, I now believe I do. It is the Holy Spirit doing something new. We just need to yield to it and go with the flow. It might not always be great or perfect, but it can be fun to just go with the flow and give praise to God with whatever comes out of your mouth, your new song. May you relax, relate, and release as you enjoy this section of poetic, heartfelt FloweTry.

FloweTry: A Collection of 108 Poetic Flows on Life, Love, and Liturgical Issues

FloweTry is a book for anyone who has ever been frustrated with life and/or love or longed for a better relationship with the Lord. If you fall into any or all of these categories, this book is for you.

Life.

Life is filled with and impacted by family, friends, community, and politics. Each poem will take you on a reflective journey through different points in your life. The term family is used loosely as friends and community members are often family too. Hopefully these poems will warm your heart when you come across the ones that apply to you. Some of the politically themed poems are rooted in Black history, so the actual past is not a mystery.

Love.

Love is beautiful, painful, and messy all at the same time. I highly recommend love despite it having its highs and lows. The poems here are both pro- and antilove, so get ready for the entertaining ride.

Liturgical.

There is often a still, quiet voice within your soul whispering to you. Did you know that voice belongs to the Lord? It is the Holy Spirt. God is still speaking to us in this day and age; we just need to open our spiritual eye and ear to see and hear Him. It is all right to allow the Lord to do something new in you. Sometimes we wake or walk with a new melody or lyrics in our spirit and do not know where they come from. Well, I now believe I do. It is the Holy Spirit doing something new. We just need to yield to it and go with the flow. It might not always be great or perfect, but it can be fun to just go with the flow and give praise to God with whatever comes out of your mouth, your new song. May you relax, relate, and release as you enjoy this section of poetic, heartfelt FloweTry.

Bad Touching

This story is about two little sisters. Lillie and Linda, who wanted to make every adult happy. They lived alone with their mother When their mother got a new boyfriend. he helped take care of them. He was initially nice, but that changed.

Lillie and Linda had to learn that there are times in which making everyone happy is not always a good thing if it hurts you in the process. This story helps children identify abusive situations and provides directions on where they can go to seek help and report abuse.

Little Engine Mia Sings

This is a rhythmic story about a little train engine named Mia who loved to sing. She would often sing for her friends during recess or after school. Her friends loved to hear her sing and thought she sounded cool. Sadly, there was one little engine who did not like it all. His name was Bruce, and toward Mia, mean things he would shout and call.

One day after school, Bruce was extra mean. On that day, his insults had an extra sting. Mia and her friends decided t0 do something, but they also realized they could not handle this on their own. This book teaches children about bullying and how Mia and her friends were able to get help. It also educates them about the value of friendship and forgiveness.