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    I'm Finished
    I'm Finished
    I'm Finished
    Ebook54 pages18 minutes

    I'm Finished

    By Shiwana L. Rucker

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    This heartfelt, insightful collection of poetry will inspire, empower and encourage. It is an extraordinary read that will take you on a journey of love, loss and a pursuit of purpose. Take a ride to the “Finished” line.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateJun 3, 2016
    ISBN9781365094446
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      I'm Finished - Shiwana L. Rucker

      I'm Finished

      I’M FINISHED

      Copyright © 2016 Shiwana L. Rucker

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed Attention: Permissions Coordinator, at the web address below.

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      Quantity sales. Special discounts are available on quantity purchases by corporations, associations, and others. For details, contact the publisher at the web address below.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First printing: June 2016

      ISBN 978-1-329-97885-0

      www.shiwanalatrice.com

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      WITH HEARTFELT THANKS:

      To Dr. Juanessa D. Booker, my editor, my encourager, my prophet, my sister and my friend, you saw it all along and pushed this brick wall to FINISHED! We’ll call it, MOUNTAIN MOVED! You believed when I wasn’t quite sure, and wavered between I can, I think I can, and I don’t know.I’m finished! Thank you!

      To my Bishop, Mr. Austin Jackson, for physically carrying me across the FINISHED line. I’m Finished would not be if you hadn’t taken off with it. The time is NOW! I’m ready to Take Off into my destiny. You are something special! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

      To Penda James, for challenging me to use what God has gifted me to do. You pulled ten of these works out of me, and I’m forever grateful!

      To Dethra U. Giles, for the hour that started me on the path to purpose. 5 years later…. You are such

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