Download or read book The Joy in the Morning and a New Day Begins written by Doris Washington and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.