Valeria Hooks:  

I always wanted to be a Nurse when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a defintely great idea. As it turns out, they were right. My favorite way to relax these days is to take out my bible and start reading the old testament - where God begin to put His "footprints" down and gave us the map to salvation My life was so structured during my high school years - I never was allowed or was afraid to do anything really wild -- I was always in the company of my brothers, John himself put the "fear of God" in me so I was destined to be good. LOL. When I'm going to work everyday, I need to have on the whole armor of God, because I know how I am -- without it I can step outside of my comfort zone and you do not need to see me or know me on those days -- hell has no fury when I really get all wound up and things are not falling into place at my office or projects are behind and the VP is looking at me crossways -- I have to able to deal with the day-to-day. So I have to ask God to "cover me" and bind the strong man! One of my heros is my late husband - Elder Earl Scott - he inspired me to be all I can be and to realize early that "there is nothing to hard for God" and to never never let go of Him. He taught me how to be a mother, a wife and a woman of faith. My sister Anna Hooks Maddox is my second hero - she never ceases to amaze me in her walk with God. She reminds me of a modern day "Job" - and I can hear that scripture "though He slay me, yet will I serve Him" All the days of my appointed time, I will serve the Lord. I have lived in Brooklyn New York for the past 40 years. I grew up here, so this is where I put down my stakes. God had a purpose for me. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Robert Williams, because is the father of my two oldest children Jeffrey and Tausca Williams. I have a Rottweiller dog name "Rock" - he lives in NC with his orginal owner Jeffrey Allen who was my neice's husband - she died a month ago - she was Rock's caretaker until she died - her name was Jackie Allen. I miss her so much - we were like sisters. Just so everyone knows, Jeffrey Allen killed my niece -- she would still be here if he had paid attention and returned her calls the night before she went into a coma. Life never turns out the way you expect - I always believed that she would be there when I moved back down there - Suprise and she is gone. I miss Linda Kay Rasberry - she was one of my best friends. I did get a chance to spend some quality time with her before she died - tried to be there for her. My best girlfriend Mattie Taft died two...Expand for more