I Come as I Am: reflections in verse

by Natalee Johnson

Overview

poems that reflect on life, spirituality, Christian faith, Scriptures, Bible verses, a single mother's journey, raising a child, abuse, spousal abuse and neglect, abandonment, parenthood, love, faith, hope

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926926209
Publisher:	Passion4Dreams
Publication date:	07/07/2016
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.17(d)

About the Author

Natalee Antoinette Johnson is a mother, educator, motivational speaker, poet and entrepreneur of a company called Passion 4 Dreams. As a single mother, she realized that she had dreams and passions that she wanted to pursue. She decided regardless of her personal life struggles to pursue these dreams. This journey has inspired many of the poems in I Come as I Am, her first collection of poetry. Natalee hopes to continue to inspire, motivate and empower people of all ages to pursue their passion and dreams regardless of their circumstances.

Table of Contents

Contents
Spoken words from the heart .........................8
Incline my ears to wisdom............................9
Mountains ........................................10
I come as I am .....................................11
Smile .............................................12
A single mother's tears ..............................13
Dedicated to you ...................................16
He knows my tears .................................18
Dreams are real ....................................19
Trust .............................................21
U-Turn ...........................................23
Butterfly ..........................................25
Past pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Teach me to be a testimony ..........................29
I Believe ..........................................30 Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Teach me, I pray....................................32
My prayer .........................................33
Holding on to......................................34
My light ..........................................35
Hold on...........................................36
I write ............................................38
Embedded ........................................40
I Ask .............................................43
Humble I come to you ..............................45
I am encouraged ...................................46
I will overcome ....................................47
Spoken ...........................................48
Flower............................................49
Healer ............................................50
Bigger than me.....................................52
Do I know my name? ...............................53
True life ..........................................54
Teach me..........................................55
Jehovah...........................................56
Humble before you .................................58
Circumstances ....................................59
Judge me not ......................................60
Love..............................................61
Just going through..................................63
Taken through the storms ...........................65
The heart..........................................66
Written off by others, but called by God ...............68
Hidden treasure ...................................72
No more what-if's ..................................74
Bio of Natalee Antoinette Johnson ....................78