From the Beginning Until Now

By Ann B. Rhodes

From the Beginning Until Now” contains poetry that reflects on my trials and tribulations of life, my spirituality, and how others have made an impact on my life.  This books captures the writers though her times of frustration, joy, happiness, and success.  The title is based from the author beginning to write poetry as a child

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ann B. Rhodes
• Release date: Jan 29, 2019
• ISBN: 9781622177882

Ann B. Rhodes

Ann Rhodes was born in Georgia in a small rural city. She began writing poetry at the age of eight years old. She discovered her true gift of writing during her middle school years from her teacher. Ann was able to get a variety of poems published in the local newspapers, poetry.com, and even by WSB-TV. She is currently an elementary school teacher in the state of Georgia. In 2016, her first book of poetry was published "From the Beginning Until Now". Ann likes to inspire people through her writing and portray the message to always have faith and never give up hope.

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From the Beginning Until Now

Ann B. Rhodes

Copyright © 2016 by Ann B. Rhodes

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Ann B. Rhodes

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ISBN: 978-1-62217-788-2

Table of Contents

Dedication

Section 1

Life, What a Wonderful Gift to Have!

What is Life?

Life

It’s a Part of Life

Section 2

Special Days

December

The Greatest Easter Gift

What is a Mother?

Section 3

People Who Have Made a Difference

A Great Man

I Will Always Remember You

I Will Remember You Always

To a Friend I Will Remember Always

Mr. Pflueger

Mr. Wearden

She Was Like a Grandmother to Me

Section 4

A Spiritual Atmosphere

Thank You, Jesus

Praise God

Well, I Will Continue to Pray

Getting Saved

The Way I Make It Through

Jealousy

Encouragement

Making a Change

Surviving

My God Shall Supply My Needs

Church

Walk Away

Dear Lord

My Path to a New Beginning

A Soldier’s Return

Section 5

Prayers

A Study Prayer

A Traveling Prayer

Marriage Prayer

Section 6

Memories

My First Year of Teaching

It Seems Like Just Yesterday

Saying Good-bye to a School

Its Last Days

Farewell

School Years

Freshman in High School

Section 7

My Other Poems

To be a Teacher

What is Gossip?

Please, Stop the Violence

The Point of View in My Eyes

If She Only Knew

Being Unique

Save It Until Marriage

Facing Only the Facts

Mommy, You’re Always Right

Hard Decisions

What is Happiness?

An Angel

A Teacher Retiree

Crying Unto Jesus

Facing My Reality

A Mother…

About the Author

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my mother, Alma Rhodes, for always believing in me; my niece, Tianna Rhodes; my nephew, Malcolm; and my two brothers, Bennie, Jr. and Roy.

Section 1

Life, What a Wonderful Gift to Have!

What is Life?

What is life?

I was asked one day.

I didn’t know the answer,

so what could I say.

Life is a door.

It has opportunities that can open and close in your face,

and if you believe in your dreams,

you can change anything that comes along the way.

Life is a lightning bolt.

It can flash before your eyes.

You can have happiness and heartbreak

along with a lot of cries.

Life is like a cake,

only if you use the best ingredients,

by showing people love, honor, and respect,

but most of all being obedient.

What is life?

I was asked one day.

It is a beautiful gift from God

that will not last always.

Life

Life is a long adventurous journey

that contains many bumpy roads to travel on,

but as long as you have God on your side

you will not travel on that road alone.

As you travel on these bumpy roads

you can