I grew up on Detroit’s lower east side called “Paradise Valley”. Our community consisted of black families, mostly working mothers. A quiet neighborhood, doors were left open at night during the su...view moreI grew up on Detroit’s lower east side called “Paradise Valley”. Our community consisted of black families, mostly working mothers. A quiet neighborhood, doors were left open at night during the summer, a movie theater on the corner, markets, a delicatessen, a billiard hall, shoe shops and clothing stores. I grew up loving God and his word. I was always a good student loving to write down my thoughts to more clearly view all my thought sometimes in poetry. I soon became an adult, marriage, children, college, traveling for over 40 years to over 50 countries. My travel was simply magnificent and it enriched my life but I needed to explore more of my spiritual desires in this world, which takes me to my Christian Journey with God. I began to grow more spiritually, and I pray daily that God will continue to bless and keep me in his loving care.view less