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Veronica A. Odum, a.k.a. omblivnju1027, is a childof Yahweh (God). She is the daughter to a mother who was a domestic engineer and a nurses aide. Her father was a steel worker. Veronica was born and still resides in Baltimore, Maryland. She is of the Methodist faith, a Methodist lay speaker, and the founder of the KISS (Keep it Spiritually Simple) Ministry based on the scripture Luke 10:2728.A graduate of Morgan State University, Veronicahas been a teacher of mathematics for over twenty two years. As a former senior sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, the motto, Ordering your life by placing God first, family second, and career third is the belief this author stands by. She enjoys singing,songwriting, poetry, and abstract painting. Veronica's passions include gamesof strategy, ten-pin bowling, dancing (especially line dancing), a day on thebeach, a good book, and a good movie (no horror). The International Library of Poetry (ILP) Editors selected omblivnju1027 to participate in the Best Poems and Poets of 2007 Award. In 2008, Veronica became a distinguished memberof the International Society of Poets (ISP). She is a recipient of three 2008 Editors Choice Awards. Also Veronica is the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Crystal Award Trophy and the 2008 Poets Merit Award(ISP). She has been married thirty-four years to a man of God, Vance, andthrough this union, a blessing in son, Verdine.