It seemed the cards were stacked against her, but there had been planted in Vera down through the ages, a destiny and a purpose for her life. Though she did wrong things for the wrong reasons, God was still able to use her and keep her. Vera was blessed to have a Mother who pushed her forward while insisting she hold on to what she had learned from her past. By putting others first, Vera, in the end, came out the winner. And she will be loved and remembered by all who knew her and all who read her story. It never occurred to Vera to be anything other than completely honest. Sometimes it worked for her good and sometimes not. But she could be nothing except what she was.