Barbara Ann Fields

I was born and raised in Starkville, Mississippi, home of Mississippi State University. Although I lived out of state twice, I have always preferred to live in my hometown more that anywhere else in the United States. I therefore returned home after venturing out. My first literary love was poetry, the kind that makes sense, the poetry that people can actually understand and enjoy. I love participating in "poetry out loud", what I call a poetic performance. It is both a challenging and invigorating experience. For years, I have felt within myself that God was calling me to a ministry surrounding death, loss, life after death, and teaching people how to prepare for the coming new world. I have accepted it as my life's calling. I thrive on speaking and writing.

Articles:

CHANGE: IT’S INEVITABLE

When we are children growing up, it usually never enters our mind that anything, or anybody in our lives will ever change. We envision our parents as being with us always. Our grandparents are a delight and we certainly can’t imagine our lives disconnected from them. Without a doubt, in our innocent thinking, we will sail into the beautiful sunset with all of our siblings. What a devastating wake-up call to find out that people die, that our lives forever change when the people we love the most go by way of the grave. When we lost extended and distant […]

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The Path Through Loneliness

The Path Through Loneliness A plethora of emotions accompany the loss of a loved one. The dark shadow of loneliness, however, tends to hover longer, seemingly with no promise of an exit date. People grappling with grief often lament, “If only I could shake this loneliness, I believe things would turn around for me.” The unfortunate truth is that, although the pain of loss diminishes over time, the deceased, on some level, will always be missed. The void created by an individual’s absence cannot be filled by another because no two people are exactly alike. The death of a hospice […]

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