Toe Boys Growing Up

My adversities and tragedies started at the age of three, when I witnessed my sister being shot. I watched her die in my mother’s arms. I was infected with typhoid at age five and became deaf, blind, lame and was given two weeks to live. I learned early in life that the Death Angel isn’t biased or prejudiced, and when death knocks at your door, you must answer. Divine providence was evidenced in my life when my deaf ear and blind eye were opened, my legs began to gain strength, and the Death Angel passed me over. The Toe is where true friends are made, and the bond of brotherly love is sealed forever. Racism and poverty, sickness and affliction can be overcome with faith and love. We reached for the stars and dared to go beyond the cotton fields, and we learned that weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”Colter Sr. "Codas", Lacey is the author of 'Toe Boys Growing Up', published 2006 under ISBN 9781413783346 and ISBN 1413783341.