HONORING
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Pat Morrell-Donnelly says she loves to write poems and it is much easier to express herself and her thoughts on paper than verbally. She has been writing poetry for over thirty five years and has written a number of articles and poems which were published through the years by her Board of Realtors in the REALTORO, SACBOR TODAY, and SACAR REALTOR GUIDE. She has written articles about the real estate profession as well as different Realtor’s, their lives and careers. She spent over fifty one years as a Realtor/Broker in the real estate profession in the Bay Area near San Francisco. She obtained her Broker’s license in 1964. Pat has had poems published by different papers and in numerous Church Bulletins as well as a number of her poems published by poetry.com. She has had three different articles written about her and her books which were published by newspapers. She has had two radio interviews. Pat self-published three books in three consecutive years through Author House Publishing. “The Climb Up Life’s Mountain” published in 2009. “Poems For Conservatives” in 2010, and “My Journey As A Realtor” in 2011. These are available as e-books through www.authorhouse.com, Barnes and Noble and other outlets. She has written over 1400 poems. Pat enjoys writing “personalized poems” about people’s lives. She has written poems for and received cards and letters from three different U. S. Presidents, and one First Lady. She has also written poems about and for a Governor, a U. S. Senator, a U. S. Congressman, a Secretary of State, and three Georgia Representatives. Pat has had over thirty of her “personalized poems” read at Memorial Services and Funerals. She received a thank you letter from Queen Elizabeth in response to the poem she wrote about Princess Diana after the Princesses’ death. Pat states, “Thoughts wake me in the middle of the night and I grab a notebook on my night stand and jot down my thoughts and transcribe them later. Writing is in my soul and part of who I am. It is something I must do.” Born in Texas into “humble beginnings,” until the age of fourteen the home she shared with her parents had no electricity, no running water, and no inside bathroom. Pat states, “During the depression in many aspects some of us were very rich. Not rich or wealthy material-wise or as far as “earthly possessions,” but with things that can’t be purchased with money. Blessed with things like loving parents, close families, close extended family, good friends, Church Family, and appreciation for all the blessings of each day.” At age fourteen Pat’s family moved to California. Pat got a job working part time in a cake and cookie factory, attending school four hours a day and working four hours, plus Saturdays, holidays, and summers. After graduating high school at age sixteen she worked full time at different jobs doing different types of office work, statistical typing, modeling in San Francisco, the Bay Area, and Los Angeles, plus her long career in real estate until retiring at the end of 2007. Pat says that some people after reading her poems tell her she has a “gift.” She states, “Any thoughts I can share with others that are uplifting, motivational, and inspirational is what I am inspired to do.” Pat’s fourth book, “Honoring,” is a book of poems about “Honoring God,” “Honoring Family,” “Honoring Friends,” and “Honoring Country.” While it is a very personal book she hopes the readers will relate to the thoughts she expresses through her poetry. Pat feels it was with the help of her family and friends and strong faith that brought her through many tragic situations and losses. She says, “Their constant love and devotion comforted me through many storms in my life.” She states, “God grants each of us a number of days on this earth. It is up to each of us as to what kind of legacy or footprint we leave. And with God--”All things are possible.” Pat has a blog site www.pattispoetry.net and a web site www.pattispersonalizedpoetry.com Pat says, “Perhaps my writing is my purpose for being on this earth. I am happy sharing it with those that enjoy reading my poetry, and hopefully it will be enjoyed long after I am gone.”
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This is a book of poems by Pat Morrell-Donnelly about “Honoring God,” “Honoring Family,” “Honoring Friends,” and “Honoring Country.” It is a very personal book but she hopes readers will relate to the thoughts in her poems. It is an attempt to pay homage to those that have touched her life in their own special, unique way. The dictionary states, “Honor is about respect, recognition, and esteem shown to others.” Reverence implies, “Profound respect mangled with love, devotion, or awe.” Pat states, “For those of us that had loving parents, loving families, and lifetime friends we have been greatly blessed. And to have been born into an exceptional country like the U.S.A., even as a child of the depression, knowing struggles and adversities, we still have been doubly blessed.” She says, “Trials and challenges only made us stronger. We believed if we wanted anything monetarily we had to work for it. We never thought of relying on the government.” Pat says, “Unlike some of our “citizens” today being brainwashed, we were ALWAYS proud of our country. We believed in being responsible, working hard to attain a better life, and always treating others as we would like to be treated.” “Honoring” is a book of poems about faith, hope, and love and inspirational and motivational thoughts. Also poems about her precious family, her loved ones and friends, and poems in memory of those that have “gone on before us.” Also poems of appreciation for our great country and those that have sacrificed and paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Thoughts in these poems come from difficulties and challenges and losses experienced while traveling her life’s journey, and hopefully they will touch the reader’s in a way to better equip them to face their own challenges and adversities. Strength derived from family and friends and Pat’s strong faith has brought her through many difficult times and while she can’t speak to “all” she is hoping through these poems she can show her appreciation for the part many have played in her life. For these she will be “forever grateful.”
About the Author
After working over fifty one years in the real estate industry as a Realtor and real estate Broker in the Bay Area near San Francisco Pat has had time to publish three books in three consecutive years. “Honoring” is her fourth book. “The Climb Up Life’s Mountain” published in 2009, 122 motivational and inspirational poems. “Poems For Conservatives” in 2010, political and patriotic poems. It includes cards and letters from three past Presidents and one First Lady in response to poems Pat has written for them. And “My Journey As A Realtor” in 2011, about her vast and varied experiences and the changes in technology through the years working in the real estate profession. Pat has written over 1400 poems over the last thirty five years. She writes personalized poems about people’s lives. She has had over thirty poems read at Funerals and Memorial Services. Pat has written poems for a Governor, U. S. Senator, U. S. Congressman, a Secretary of State, and three Georgia Representatives. Born and raised during the 1930’s depression for the first fourteen years of her life there was no inside plumbing, no electricity, no running water in her family's home. At the age of fourteen she worked at a cake and cookie factory part time and attended school part time. Graduating High School at age sixteen she worked full time at various jobs including her fifty one year real estate career from then on until 2007. Pat loves writing poems expressing her thoughts in rhyme. Writing is something she must do. Thoughts wake her up in the night and she has a pen and paper on her night stand, scratching out her thoughts, deciphering them later. She feels writing may be her purpose for being on this earth. Pat has also started work on her fifth book. She realizes at her age, “Time is of the essence.” Pat has been blessed with a loving family and friends and wishes to honor them with her “Honoring” book.