7Explore the value of spiritual fitness in the life of a believer through poetry and prose. These poems and excerpts of prose will open your eyes to the power and love of God that will promote spiritual growth in your heart by motivating you to strengthen your faith through spiritual disciplines as you continue to live your life as a child of God. Jo Ann has been creating her own Bible studies and teaching them for almost fifty years. She began doing so as a single missionary in the Middle East, teaching women's Bible lessons. After leaving her missionary teaching ministry to marry Russ D., Jo Ann has continued writing and teaching through church and church-related ministries.Poetry has been a hobby for Russ D. all of his adult life. Poetry is so much a part of him that he frequently finds himself praying in verse!Jo Ann and Russ D. reside in Lexington, SC