The Beauty of God, in your scars Friday, March 15, 2019

Bernadette Butler is a wife and mother of three children and two step-children. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, her home life was challenging. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she lived for thirty years. She later made Ohio her home. Bernadette has lived an adventurous life. She went from a job as a computer data entry operator to serving two terms on the Moreno Valley School Board in California, was named as a State of California Legislature Woman of the year in 1994, served as a flight attendant for Continental ExpressJet, became a school crossing guard and finally, author. Her passion is writing poetry. She self-published a collection of poems in 2016, “Words of Praise, Joy and Love,” expressing her relationship with God and all He has brought her through. Her desire is to share her story about her journey with her son, who has autism. Her hope is to inspire and encourage parents and the children who have the disorder.