As you read this quaint little book, you will find the charming simplicity of Dr. Lay's poetry. Heartwarming thoughts touch us deep within our beings and memories of loves we have had in our lives, such as our family and friends, who are so dear to us, and, of course, our love of God.

Lovers of poetry will find R.J. Lay's writings about nature, family, romance, and God to be of the first order. When you begin to read his prose materials, they're stories that have been remembered over the years. These stories are written with such eloquence, as if writing a sympathy. They move you as music moves you. The writings pull you into them as if you had written them. You feel the grass under your feet with dew, the smell of freshly cut hay, the chirping of birds, as well as the water moving over the rocks.

His writings carry you back in time to special places and special people. It was a time of comfort, joy, and happiness when you felt peace and love all around you and knew there was a loving God.

Ronald Jackson Lay, C. Ph. D., D.D., was born in Franklin, Indiana, on Thanksgiving Day?November 27, 1947. Currently he is living in St. Cloud, Florida. He comes from a Christian home and family. Many of these values are reflected in his writings.

Having an artistic background, he is an international medalist winner in painting, an ordained priest, and a member of the Academy of American Poets, as well as a member of the Faith and Philosophy Society. He was also listed in "Who's Who in America, 2014." His graduate education includes Antioch University, the University of Central Florida, and the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Seminary. Dr. Lay later served as a professor of worship studies at this seminary. He received a Doctor of Divinity and the Jerusalem Cross Medal for artwork done for this church. R.J. Lay began writing about two years ago and discovered poetry to be a new and exciting form of expression.