Author: Ernie A. Forbes

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

Published: 2014-08-21

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1612045200

Writing has always been my way of relaxing and dealing with stress. Raised by Myrtle Brown, my grandmother in Perrine, Florida, my brother and I learned survival on a whole new scale. Having no family in Florida, my Jamaican grandmother worked hard as a housekeeper to give us a good life. While she was out working, my brother and I were home alone. It was not just a struggle to survive, but to gain an education in a place that had no love for outsiders. We pushed to overcome every obstacle to earn the success we have today. Even though my grandmother has been gone for eight years, I can only pray that she would be proud of all I have accomplished. I graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High School and went on to fight for my country aboard the USS Enterprise during the war on terrorism when America was attacked. I have always seen life as a challenge to be answered. Even though there are things I would do differently, I am thankful that I now stand complete as a man. This book is just one of many accomplishments I look forward to happening. I am also looking to God to bring me into the state of life that He wants me reach.