Bette Laffetry

An Offering of Love Bette Laffetry

An Offering of Love is a collection of inspirational poems and short stories drawn from the memories of my life's adventures and is dotted with love, humor, pain and sadness. Some of the poems are straight forward while others challenge the reader to fill in the blanks. Some document my move to Texas, others are lighthearted and silly. Some rhyme, but most are free verse and easy to read.

Many of the stories share how my faith in Jesus Christ turned tragedy into victory. The book also contains numerous examples of how real-life problems are solved with acts of kindness, raw courage and great compassion. Forgiveness is an unspoked thread woven throughout the manuscript. Love and purpose can be found on every page.

An Offering of Love is written to entertain, inspire and perhaps encourage the reader to write their own life stories before it is too late. If I can learn at 82 years old how to capture the stories about myself, my friends and family members in spite of my dyslexia, and set them in ink for safe keeping, I believe anyone can. You just have to be willing to take the time. You won't regret it. Your family may even thank you.

T. S. Eliot said, "Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go."