I was Born on August 27,1979 at Memorial hospital, I was born and raised in Yakima Washington I have 3 children all adults now and 1 grand-baby My oldest 2 children are from my high school sweetheart and my youngest from my current marriage. I have my AA in Education I also have my ECE certifications and STARS My Mother was Emma Reyna Acosta-Flores who was a teacher for the Yakima school district until her Death in 1993, drunken driver caused her death. I lost my mother at the age of 14 and this is where my love of poetry really intensified. I love poetry and the raw emotion that goes into it!