Vera Smith grew up in the projects of a Midwest town and later had to learn on her own that hope has to come from within. At the age of eight, she and her eleven siblings lost their young pregnant mother to an uncommon tragic family incident where justice was never served. Later on, Vera struggled as a single parent to raise her two sons and learned yet another powerful truth-- from the depths of despair, failure, and even shame, God still has a plan for that life.
Over the past 25 years, Vera has been involved in an inspiring and growing career as a motivational speaker, poet, author and playwright. She graduated from a local community college with Highest Honors and has worked towards furthering her education in Psychology. Using her love for positive change and her writing skills, she has taught Bible classes, written and directed plays for local events in her area as well as skits to introduce Sunday morning sermons.  For a brief but rewarding season, Vera hosted an inspirational radio vignette to encourage Bay Area radio listeners that proved to be a life-changing opportunity for her as well. When her sons were small, all three of them found enjoyment in performing puppeteer routines while at t the same time, they made frequent hospital visits to offer encouragement and support to military patients at a local nearby hospital.   Also under her belt, Vera has interviewed live on Comcast television and has held book signings throughout the Bay Area as well as in other states. She has taught writing classes to inspire attendees to reach back into a sometimes unpleasant past to bring forth an awesome and emotionally releasing life story.  Some of Vera's work has been published through the International House of Poetry-United States and Nobel House-London, U.K.  She has also received various awards and certificates for her writing skills. Currently, Vera is working diligently to complete her second book this year which has a two-fold purpose.  One goal is to help establish more people who can begin to look at life as an adventure rather than one long and hard struggle.  Another goal is to strengthen those with feeble steps by sharing relevant and practical principles for living life smarter. The second part of this latter goal includes helping to keep strong those whose steps are already firm.
For anyone reaching for change, Vera remarks to “Keep fanning that small flicker of hope because dreams can be born at any season of life. Some will birth dreams in the fall of life and they are just as beautiful as the dreams birthed in the spring of life. Birthing dreams take a lot of hard work and perseverance before they become a reality."