Searching for Love in All the Wrong Places

By DeOndre Chambers

Have you ever been one out searching for real love? You know A love that loves at all times! A love that no matter how much you weigh it will always stay! A love that loves no matter how short your hair its always there! A love that no matter what color your skin it still lets you in! A love that loves no matter what you have done wrong it still grows strong! A love that loves you when you are unlovable it never lets you go! A love that loves you when you are messed up from the floor up physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually! A love that gives you hope when you know no hope! A love that bears all and never falls! An unconditional love! In her search for love Yours Truly finally finds and experience the perfect love but not before the issues of life impact her life, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally. In Squirrels journey for love, lifes challenges and generational curses forces Squirrel into the arms of an unconditional love that changes his life forever!

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jan 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491718810

DeOndre Chambers

INA PERKINS a native of Waterloo, IA now living in Bloomington, IL. with her husband Eddie. They have four children and five grandchildren. Ina has a degree in Early Childhood Development and twenty-five plus years of experience working with children and families from all walks of life. She currently holds the position of a Family Resource Advisor. Ina is also the author of Hey Teacher…Real Talk and Hey Parent …Real Talk.

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SEARCHING FOR LOVE

–—IN ALL THE–—

WRONG PLACES

Poems by DeOndre Chambers

INA PERKINS

iUniverse LLC

Bloomington

Searching For Love In All The Wrong Places

Copyright © 2014 Ina Perkins.

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ISBN: 978-1-4917-1880-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4917-1881-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013923000

iUniverse rev. date: 01/07/2014

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Introduction

Squirrel speaks: Life in the Eyes of Squirrel

Yours Truly speaks: But Squirrel

Yours Truly speaks: Life’s Questions (the life changing question)

God speaks: Oh Don’t You Know That I Love You So

God speaks: Unconditional Love

Yours Truly speaks: But God I Am So Unworthy Of Your Love

God speaks: Love Covers a Multitude of Sins

Yours Truly speaks: Peace That Passeth All Understanding

Squirrel speaks: Hey Yours Truly:

Esther speaks: New Life

Squirrel speaks: Don’t Change My Name!

Esther speaks: God I Must Let Them Know

God speaks: You Are My Disciple

Squirrel speaks: Knocking On Death’s Door

Esther speaks: Reap What You Sow

Esther speaks: Lord Help!

God speaks: I Am Your Burden Bearer

Esther speaks: The Power of Forgiveness

Squirrel speaks: Are You Real God or Just An Illusion

God speaks: I Was There!

Squirrel speaks: LIVE

God speaks: Be Ye Healed!

Timothy speaks: A Changed Person

Timothy speaks: Return to Sender

God speaks: Joy Cometh Again

POEMS FROM THE MIND OF DEONDRE

My Love for the Pen

My Drum

Less of a Mess

Grown Man’s Wish

The Real Me

TANGLED WEB

Oh me/Oh my

Stupid is, as Stupid Does

Also by Ina Perkins . . .

Hey Teacher… Real Talk!

Hey Parent… Real Talk!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Given honor and praise to the King of kings and the Lord of lords, Jesus Christ the Savior of my soul.

I thank God for blessing me with a multitude of people that have played a major part in my life knowingly and unknowingly.

I thank God for my