The pages to follow describe my personal journey with Systemic Lupus and how it has forever changed my life. Good and bad alike, I invite you to join me through the adventures, triumph and tragedy of the past three years. May we learn and grow together.

Stepping Stones, a collection of poetry, will take you on an emotional journey all the way from Baby Steps to Leaving this Temporary Home. It challenges faith and the belief that all things work together for a greater good. Through successes and challenges alike, you are placed in the middle and taken along for the ride.

When thinking about this book, I wanted to maintain my focus on writing that inspires and uplifts others. My approach to this book is slightly different, as I sought the insight and suggestions from some of my readers. They presented me with a topic, a thought or an idea and I built around it. In addition to that, I am presenting this book with a built-in blog as well. BOOK 'n' BLOG is literally a term that just came to me one evening. While reviewing this project, I knew that I wanted to take a creative, innovative approach to style. I also realized that very rarely does a reader have the...