The Lord found me at the very young age of five. He appeared to me in a dream where he placed His hand over my head and told the devil to leave me alone. At that I felt a surge of light, love, joy, and peace. I saw nothing but white and awoke feeling excellent. I was then baptized and felt as though a weight had been lifted off of my back that I never knew was there. As I grow older new challenges in my life started to unfold. I have always thought "God found me early and the world found me late. Perhaps I need to be re-reborn". There are things I struggle with, but through writing it's like I speak to God and He answers me. I used to go for early morning walks where I would talk to God about my life, my plans, my goals, my fears, and I would always return having many of my questions answered. It seems now that I' am older (28) I have lost some of that communication with the Lord. But everyday I press forward. My articles and poems are a display of those emotions. My prayer is that they will help others who may be going through the same things.