Vaudaline Thomas

Sweet Water, Texas, USA

Vauladine Thomas is a native of West Texas who received her Master's Degree in Education from Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. She taught school for 32 years, her chosen field Special Education. In 1976, she became paralyzed with Guillain Barre' Syndrome (contracted from a swine flu inoculation) from which she battled extensive paralysis for a year, and she used this as an opportunity to develop her creative writing. Because of her perseverance, is very proud that, at age 81, she walks with little assistance, and her writing career flourishes. She daily lives her philosophy that each person has the power to be who they want to be, go where they choose, accomplish great objectives, and climb any ladder; and every cause she supports receives her unwavering dedication.As a pioneer citizen, former teacher and student, she was engaged to render the Dedication at the Opening Ceremony of the Intermediate Shool Building of Sweetwater, Texas in 1996. Her many accomplishments include writing more than 26 books. (She welcomes contact by additions reputable publishers through her mailing address of 1115 Josephine, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.) Her book Terms Related to the Exceptional, Vol. III is presently used as a reference by the area MH/MR agencies. She is a board member of the Kiwanis Club International, through which she is helping to establish a Texas Midwest Soapbox Derby to benefit young people. Among many other organization she supports are the West Texas Poets, Et Cetera; American Association of Retired Persons; West Central Texas MH/MR Volunteers; Retired Teachers Association; and the Lamar Stret Church of Christ.

How Easy It Is To Forget

How easy it is to forget!
Our friends, our triumphs, our love
When we face the trials of the moment.
How easy it is to forget!
Our promises, our hopes, our dreams,
When we face the despair of the moment.
How easy it is to forget!
Our beloved, our relatives, our friends.
When we are faced with the loneliness
Of the moment.
Yet when all else is forgotten,
In our trials, despair, and loneliness,
We are forced to remember God!

That'll Work

I never judge a man
By the color of his skin,
But by what I see--
That'll work!
I never judge a man
By what people say,
But by what I know--
That'll work!
I never judge a man
By what is said of him,
But by what I see--
That'll work!
True love is unlimited.
It goes on without complaint.
It offers without expectation--
That'll work.
True love protects without explanation;
It gives without asking.
True love is forever.
That'll work.