Close to the Flame

About the Book

She Flew Too Close . . . Sometimes our life is planned so perfectly, and then we’re thrown a curveball, and we don’t know how to deal with it. We know it’s the only chance in life there will be, when we step too close to the flame. Sometimes, Mother Nature and her little surprises turn out not to be good surprises, but we never know until the very end whether it will be the greatest gift or the greatest combination of a curse and gift we will ever receive.

About the Author

I was born Sonja C. Crawford, the daughter of Welch and Alma Plemmons Crawford. I have one sister, Linda. I have been blessed with one child, Stacy Carol. My maternal grandparents were Isham H. Plemmons and Sarah. He was a hit songwriter in the 1919 to 1935 era. He wrote numerous poems that were used by many famous entertainers: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Dean. Most of them were inspirational poems. I started writing poems and short stories around the age of eleven. The novels started appearing around the age of twenty-seven. I am also an award-winning artist using the mediums of oils and water colors. I did a few in pastels and pen ink (not to my liking). I was one of the three first women who passed the Kentucky auctioneers test. I held at one time a North Carolina and Kentucky Real Estate license, the Kentucky Auctioneers Apprentice license, and the Certified Appraisers license. I studied sign language and use it in Gospel songs. I was married to E. Ray Warren, and we lived in Kentucky for many years. After his passing, I returned to my hometown in Asheville, North Carolina. I married Joseph V. Rackes, and we live in a wonderful two-story home in Michigan. Between the two of us, we have five children and ten grandchildren. With him, my life has become one of wonder.