Hello I'm Robin Speronis Let Me Tell You a Story...

It was Wednesday morning, February 1, 2017. I'm on the witness stand at the Lee County Court House. I'm testifying for the Defendant, Lee County. Glenn Johnson and Donna Ward, the Plaintiffs, sued Lee County over their firings from their top positions at Lee County's Domestic Animal Services. Their firings were the result of their coordinating with the city of Cape Coral to stop me and shut me up about my promoting natural health and living in harmony with nature. In those days the...
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It was Wednesday morning, February 1, 2017. I'm on the witness stand at the Lee County Court House. I'm testifying for the Defendant, Lee County. Glenn Johnson and Donna Ward, the Plaintiffs, sued Lee County over their firings from their top positions at Lee County's Domestic Animal Services. Their firings were the result of their coordinating with the city of Cape Coral to stop me and shut me up about my promoting natural health and living in harmony with nature. In those days the buzz phrase was 'off the grid'.

Despite my going to law school, this was my first involvement with a real trial. This was my first time on a real witness stand. I wasn't worried or anxious. I did what had worked for me in the past. I said my prayers and asked the Holy Spirit to take over my person, especially my tongue, in order to do the Lord's work the best that I could.

Far into the cross examination, the Plaintiffs' attorney asked me how well I knew the two attorneys for the Defendant. I went to law school. I wasn't surprised by that question because I knew that the Plaintiffs' attorney wanted to insinuate that somehow my testimony had been coached. Even Sacha Dyson, one of Lee County's attorneys from a Tampa law firm, had prepared me for such a question when I met with her the weekend prior. And, haha, Sacha even said to me at that time, "I don't think anyone could tell you what to say."

The question is asked. Then Sacha pops up and request a sidebar. I was only surprised by Sacha requesting a sidebar because we both had anticipated a form of this question. But Sacha has great instincts and she knows more than I do about what's going on behind the scenes. So of course I just waited patiently for the attorneys to walk away from the judge's bench and for the questioning to continue.

The attorneys walk away from the judge's bench. They all sit down except for the Plaintiffs' attorney questioning me. He addresses the Court and says, "I have no more questions for this witness."

My breath stopped. My eyes opened wide in disbelief. I looked at the hand and arm in front of me - they were trembling. I reached for the pitcher at the witness stand to pour a cup of water. My mouth was suddenly very dry. And then... I started crying.

Sacha by this time was standing in front of me again to redirect questioning. She asked, "Are you okay?"

I didn't realize it then, and it would take years to throughly process it, but the years after my husband's death in 2010 of being pursued, demonized, and jailed for promoting natural health and a natural lifestyle had taken its toll. My reaction to the end of my participation in this saga I now know was a release. I continued to cry for months. Let the healing begin.

I've experienced evil attack beauty and good because it's our connection to God. So now I know that the City of Fort Myers' schemings to put a boat ramp in my neighborhood are evil's latest attempt to disrupt the harmony of nature and civilization.

This is what this book is about.