To Hope, To Love, To Forgive

About the Book

To Hope – To Love – To Forgive are inspiring poems of hope, love and forgiveness. Through this book of poems, the author shares that sometimes life can be filled with joys, while other times there are challenges that may test your faith. She shares in this collection, to have hope through the storms in life, and that the sun does shine through the clouds. In her poems, To Hope, and A Ray of Hope, she shares that no matter what problems arise, brighter days will come. In her poem, Caring, she shares that caring is a part of love, and as each of us comes to love one another, we can make the world a better place. Also, in this collection, her poem, Listen to the Voice of Autism, helps bring a better understanding and awareness about autism. And in her poem, As We Forgive, she shares that we can find healing through forgiveness, as we let go and open our hearts to love. Her hopes are that these poems can help someone in finding inner peace, having hope through life’s most difficult challenges, and that no matter the storms that comes, brighter days will and shall come. She hopes these poems, will inspire each of us to stay positive through life’s daily experiences, in living our best life!

About the Author

Doris Washington is a poet, parent advocate for autism, and author of nine books of inspiring poems, A Blessing, Caring & Sharing / Faith, Hope & Love / The Joy in the Morning and a New Day Begins, A Time, A Season And Always Love, The Beauty of Love, This Day Today, Where There’s Hope- There’s Love, I Wish to Live Life, As We Begin Again. She resides in Harrisburg, PA, with her husband and son John. Among her poetry achievements she has written over 650 poems, and she has also been honored, The Inspirational Leadership Award of 2013, for her poems of inspiration she has shared to many all over. What has inspired her to write was an unfortunate incident that involved her 18- year- old son with autism and two police officers in December 1993. This incident led to a statewide training program, Recognizing Special Needs, that was pioneered by Doris. She shares her poems for community events, and she also received a letter of recognition by former President Barack Obama for her poem she wrote in honor of him, This Day, A Promise, A Dream Fulfilled, in 2009. Doris also submitted her poem, The Sun Still Shines in the Morning, to the 911 Memorial Museum of New York, Artists Registry in 2011. Doris has traveled to over 576 successful book signings to major Bookstores Nationwide. Her desire hopes are that her poems will be an inspiration to many all over the world.