The Joy in the Morning and a New Day Begins

By Doris Washington

The Joy In The Morning And A New Day Begins is all about healing, positive thinking, joy, encouragement, inspiration, the awareness of autism, peace, faith, hope and love. In this collection the author has combined a variety of poems, some old and many new ones for all to read. Along with the variety of poems the author gives her testimony what inspired her to write. She shares her story about a time that impacted her life greatly that involved her son with autism and two police officers, and how it empowered her to advocate for a statewide training program for police officers to be aware of and recognize persons with special needs. Readers will be truly inspired by this collection of poems. In the poem "Thank you For This Day" the author expresses about healing and begining again. Other familiar poems are "Gathering Stones" "A New Day" "Accepting" and many more. In the poem "The Child That Plays Alone" the author invites you to her personal experiences living with autism as she pleads for a better understanding of her sons uniqueness. Also in this collection the author has a chapter of poems she has dedicated to family that includes "Daddy" "Bryan" "Mother I Thank You." Poems that the author shares about inner peace includes "Gods Peace" and "The Joy In The Morning" and many more. And there are poems the author shares about peace and love in the world includes "What Matters Is Love" and "A Time A Season And Always Love." As you read this collection of poems, may it inspire you to read over and over again, encourage you to share with others and bring you that "Joy in the Morning" we all long for, to have for each and every moment of each and every day. The authors desire hopes is that this collection will bring joy, peace, and much love to all those who read it, and most importantly touch many lives all over the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 18, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465341075

Doris Washington

Doris Washington is a spiritual writer, author, poet, and disability advocate who resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with her husband and son John. Doris takes the inspiration for her poetry from an unfortunate incident involving her 18-year-old son with autism and two police officers in December 1993. Her son was peeking in a window of his own home when two officers approached him. The two officers held her son on the ground with handcuffs, and he suffered a separated shoulder. The two officers were not aware of her son’s disability. This unfortunate incident impacted Doris’life greatly. She was empowered to advocate for a statewide training program for police officers to be aware of and recognize persons with special needs. And it was through this painful period in Doris’ life her writing began. Doris has found peace and healing through her poetry. Her husband is her anchor of support and best friend. Her son is her inspiration to write. She has written over 600 poems. In 1997 she wrote her first poem Invisible. She writes poems about her closeness with God, spirituality, autism awareness, inspirations, positive thinking, social issues in our world, and greetings. She is an entrepreneur of DORIS’POEMS. She does readings at nursing homes, residential home facilities, churches, schools, and community. She has self-published seven books of poems A Blessing, Caring & Sharing and Faith, Hope & Love, The Joy In The Morning And A New Day Begins / A Time, A Season and Always Love / The Beauty of Love / This Day Today/ Where There’s Hope- There’s Love. Her book, A Blessing, Caring & Sharing has received much writing achievement success such as: the listing in The NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS MAGAZINE in 2008, and its achievement of commercial success that was posted in the Scripps College Newsletter in Claremont, California in February 2011. Doris also received a letter of acknowledgement from President Barack Obama in April 2009 for her poem This Day, A Promise, A Dream Fulfilled, that she wrote in honor of President Obama. She has also received letters of acknowledgement for her poem The Sun Still Shines In The Morning from Mayor Michael Bloomberg in honor of September 11, 2001, and the poem is submitted in the 911 Memorial Museum of New York. Also she has received a letter of acknowledgement from former President Bill Clinton for her poem For The Children that she dedicated for the people of Haiti Earthquake Relief in March 2010. She has also been honored to receive the Inspirational Leader Award of 2013 for her contributions of her poetry as an inspiration to others in her community and around the country by leaders in the Greater Harrisburg Region. With her newly released and eight book collection of poems, I Wish To Live Life, she shares poems that are many of her readers and her favorites, as well as poems of tribute to those who inspire her, such as; The Conductor, tribute to Harriett Tubman. She is currently doing book signings at many Barnes & Noble locations across the country. Doris continues to travel to numerous book signings over 500 book signings to date. Her desire hopes her poems will continue to inspire many all over the world.

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Copyright © 2011 by Doris Washington.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2011913310

ISBN: Hardcover    978-1-4653-4106-8

ISBN: Softcover      978-1-4653-4105-1

ISBN: Ebook          978-1-4653-4107-5

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

My Spiritual Journey

Foreword

Through And Beyond The Storm

Always There

Rising Above The Storm

As Tomorrow Comes

As You’re Going Through

Gathering Stones

You

The Sunshine

Through And Beyond The Storm

Praising You

My Child

John

When December Comes

Do You See Him? Do You Hear Him? Do You Know Him?

Tears

Invisible

The Child That Plays Alone

My Child

I Beat At A Drum

The Joy In The Morning

Thank You For This Day

Road Blocks

The Morning Sun

Hope

Don’t Forget To Count Your Blessings

The Joy In The Morning

I Have A Song In My Heart

A New Day Begins

Each Time—There’s A Blessing

Reminders

I Cannot Stay Where I Am

Foundation

Life Has Its Seasons

I Wish To Live Life

Start Anew

Morning

A New Day Begins

This Day Today

Accepting

Forgive

A New Day

Whirlwind

Letting Go

I Do Not Want To Hurt Anymore

Surrender

Take Me To Your Place

Peace

Accepting

New Life

God’s Peace

May Each Day Lord I See You

Avenues

The Lord Watches Over Me

On My Journey

The Beauty Of Love

Home

My Prayer For You

God’s Peace

Fulfillment

In Due Season

Possibilities

Loving You

A Journey Of A Thousand Steps

As I Plant The Seeds Of My Garden

The Comfort Zone

In Due Season

Inspiration

Faith

The Miracles of God

Always With Hope

To Fly Like An Eagle

Alone

Beginnings

The Leap Of Faith

Each Day I Believe

Winners

Faith

The Promise Of God

Memories & Reflections

Daddy

Mother, I Thank You

Mother

Sisterly Love

Bryan

Blessings

Friends I Know

Thank You for All You Do

To Those Fathers I Know

The Small Blessings

Friends

Best Wishes

Memories

Family

A Time, A Season, And Always Love

Always With Love

Walls

Love

Only Love

The Christian Walk

What Is A Christian Woman?

A Man Who Is Rich

All Of A Sudden

Where The Grass Is Green

What Matters Is Love

Choices

A Time, A Season, And Always Love

The Lord’s Grace

Dedication

I dedicate this book and give special thanks to my husband John. For his love and support helped make this work all possible.

I Thank God For You

Each day I thank God for You.

The joy you have given to me-

And still do.

The comfort I feel always you beside me.

I Thank God for You.

When we made that commitment

To love and to cherish each other,

No matter what comes our way

Says so much about our love.

I Thank God for You.

You’re my partner—my friend.

And the blessing is that our love

Has surpassed through the years.

I Thank God for You.

Each day I thank God for many things.

But what I thank Him for the most-

Is the joy you have given to me-

And still do.

I Thank God for You!

Acknowledgements

I give special thanks to my husband John, my son John, and many friends and family.

To Lenore Wossidlo, Sue Dolan, Sue Brenner, Attorney James West Esquire, Attorney Barbara Ransom, Sarah Grant, Dee Thompson, Barbara Roopnaraine, Ernie Wilkerson, Dennis Debbaudt, Joy Marie Demetriou, Joni Meyers, and to my mother Emma Buchanan. Your support is greatly appreciated.