The Long Journey

About the Book

Often in our life journeys we wrestle with intense struggles. Fears and frustrations sometimes wrestle with inner peace and joy. Each day we find ourselves endeavoring to put on masks that cover our inner pain. Many times we find that we are unable to express our feelings to significant others. Dr. Joan Harrington has spent many years in her personal life journey of ministry among those who have experienced deep sadness and intense struggles. She has used poetry as her own heart expression of these struggles. In her poems, Dr. Joan has expressed these emotional struggles in a way that the reader will identify with as his or her own struggles. This book of poems written over a span of 78 years will assist the reader in finding a way to his or her pain, happiness, faith, and other significant emotions in their own personal life journeys.

About the Author

Joan Kathryn Harrington has spent over 50 years serving as a pastor/teacher/counselor among disadvantaged people in Urban areas. Dr. Harrington holds five degrees and two earned diplomas from Moody Bible Institute. She is currently Minister at Central Baptist Church in Great Bend, Kansas. These poems are a glimpse into the personal struggles of Dr. Joan in hopes that others will be able to use them to express their own difficulties.