Salutations, Between the pages of Journey and Destiny you will discover all the elements of a great read! The substance of life that so compels each of us is lavished upon every page. This book peers into laughter, love, query, tears, wisdom, trial and triumph with wide hopeful eyes. For these are the rails, that lays the road for each journey, and helps to lead us, all together separate, to our unique magnificent destiny! _May you be inspired and know always that life is a journey to be treasured. May you be healed, may your disappointments be the soil you plant your faith seeds in. May joy, light, wisdom, and understanding be the fruit of those seeds. May victory be the harvest! May you be restored, I mean truly salvaged, for there is nothing broken that cannot be fixed. There is nothing lost that isn't found...Your best life is Now! Look up and be made whole, knowing that nothing you have experienced has the power to determine your destiny. It's only a part of the journey. _One Love, -Deliverance Brown_____Born to Roosevelt and Andrea Brown in Los Angeles, California Deliverance Brown, by way of her family moved to Portland, Oregon at the age of seven. Often a brooder as a child Deliverance found writing a conduit to her greatest expression. She found as early as twelve years old her desire to write poetry for life, if only for personal solace. This book of poetry is comprised mostly of poems written within the time span of one year, which in turn sparked this daring thought, "Why not make a book?" So here you have it! This delightful, insightful collection of literature includes pieces written before cap and gown, along with recent writings that unveil all of her thirty years of life's universal experiences, and the lessons that shaped the woman. At the age of thirty, Journey and Destiny marks her publishing Debut. Please enjoy, and stay tuned!