The Yearning Heart

Yearning Heart is a collection of poetry that must blossom as a flower would in a warbling, spring morning. The author’s sensitivity to nature and beauty intensified by love's flames has been the author’s fulcrum to weave the warp and woof the verse that he now leaves in the hands of his readers. The author hopes to showcase ideas that set his heart racing, his passion, and his restlessness!

These poems reflect an ongoing awareness journey. The search began via personal psychotherapy and encounter groups in a secular perspective in the seventies, predictably morphing into spiritual concerns. An intense involvement as a Christian later transcended into a more all-embracing vision. The poems, few though they are, are a natural expression of that journey.

This is a compelling, introspective account of the life of Isabella Tanikumi, who takes her readers on a journey through various phases of her remarkable life- from her family's survival during the devastating earthquake of 1970 in Huaraz, Peru, to the trials of overcoming heartbreaks of her youth. Conquering personal insecurities led to exploring the reaches of her intellect while facing the tragic, and untimely death of her beloved sister, Laura. Despite language barriers and the consequent obstacles of fitting in, Tanikumi wittily narrates her struggles with her assimilation into American life and culture. Forging many enduring friendships most notably with Julie, who rescued her from the depths of grief. Tanikumi also interweaves a dialogue with her long lost love Eduardo. This novel tacitily and expressly addresses Eduardo as a salient recipient of her reflections. Ultimately, Tanikumi is able to share her gratitude and joy as well as her insatiable thirst for life

Available to all of humanity is a place of intimate love with our Creator. Within this sacred realm of fellowship is a treasure chest of knowledge, intelligence, unimaginable peace, and indescribable pleasure. I wrote this book to help individuals and church congregations, make the vital transition from religion to relationship. The Yearning Heart of God is an in-depth, detailed revelation of God's heart revealed in Scripture, as well as His blueprint on how to discover the way into a love relationship with Him. This book will help individuals and churches identify exactly where they are at on their spiritual journey, and what to do next to keep moving closer to God.

Morning Love Walk reveals God's yearning for intimacy with humanity. It pulls readers right into the revelation of His beauty and the illumination of His Word. Morning Love Walk can be a tool to help you create your own intimate oasis with God as you walk this earth. Every chapter begins with an inspirational poem and is interspersed with numerous relevant scriptures leading readers into a flow of inspiration that searches deep into the heart and mind of God, intensifying the yearning of their hearts for Him. It will revive the soul that has become dry and fan even the smallest flame for God that flickers in the human spirit.