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 Foreword
by Veronica Swann
Young-Taylor
I’ve
watched Patryna Goosby grow from a scared young single mother to
the confident
courageous God-fearing young woman she is today. Through all
of the trials and
tribulations of sexual abuse, being a teen mother, becoming part
of the system at a
young age, dropping out of school, she still maintained her pride
and dignity. I’ve
watched her grow as a person, a mother and a Christian.
Patryna wrote her books
and poetry to express all the pain and joy she experienced along
the way. Her hopes
and dreams have always been that she could help young people who
are going through,
or have
been through, what she has overcome. I’ve watched Patryna
put God and her
children first in her life. Patryna has always sought the
counsel of the religious leaders
and elders for counsel through her life. You don’t see that
much these days. As Patryna has always hoped, I also hope
that her story and poetry remind you of the power of God that you
have within yourself to overcome anything. Become like the
trees, bend with the winds of life but don’t break. You have
no idea how much you can really take.
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