Download or read book SANDSTORMS SUNSETS written by RA Monday and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SANDSTORMS & SUNSETS: You Were Always There Life expressed through poetry is what Sandstorms & Sunsets: You were always there,is about. Embark on a journey of feelings and emotions that only RA Monday can put into words. Join her as she recalls her first real home, the pains of youth, friendships that transcend all space and time, a horrific car accident where God ́s miracles were clearly at work, the heartbreak of losing loved ones, discovering her true heritage, dealing with her own mortality and the unwavering faith that has seen her through the worst and best of times to the effects of modern day events. Read about the agony of Hurricane Katrina and its effects on the "human factor" in the poem, When Katrina Called. RA was one of many medical volunteers who aided in assisting the inhabitants from Louisiana. With a son just returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, read her tribute to our soldiers in the poem, Warrior, Soldier, Son, and more ... and the fateful day of, When the Eagle Cried:9-11. Sandstorms and Sunsets: You were always there, reminds us that no matter how bad things get, we are never alone or forgotten. God Creator is always with us. We never walk alone.

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