4The Lord spoke to be about this book 23 years ago, and it is finally coming into fruition. At first, I thought it would be all about two teenagers who fell in love and God's strategic plan for their lives. Plans for redemption and ministry. But as I began writing, I realized God had so much more to tell. There have been many things that I have experienced throughout my lifetime. Many lessons that the Lord has taught me and helped me grow through. This is God's story. He wrote it in my life and entrusted me to tell it. My prayer is that it encourages you not to give up or give in; God has not forgotten about you. Gardenia Moore was born and raised in Queens, New York. She gave her heart and life to Christ on November 11, 1973. And became a born-again Christian. She is a graduate of Bethel Bible Institute with a major in Evangelism. She's ministered in prisons and nursing homes. As a youth coordinator and mentor, Gardenia had the pleasure to organize retreats and seminars. Her love for young people is to motivate them to become well-balanced mature individuals for the Lord. She graduated from York College with a BS degree in Community Health Education and Long Island University with a master's degree in Public Administration. She is a former health educator and former guidance counselor. She believes it's not what you do in life that makes you great it's what you inspire others to do that makes you great. Her desire is to inspire others to greatness. Her greatest accomplishment is that she is a proud mother of four children, a grandmother of eight, and a great-grandmother of six.