Hope and Inspiration for Weathering Life's Stormy Times.

Scientifically we can explain rainbows -- create them with crystal prisms and in soap bubbles. Finding a rainbow in the sky after a storm is thrilling, bordering on miraculous. After a storm we scan the sky. Somewhere out there a rainbow glistens. If we look, we might be blessed with its beauty.

Finding rainbows in life experiences is an incredible gift as well. During my lifetime, I've weathered chronic illness, tragedy and many losses that threatened to break my spirit, but through it all, God taught me how to rejoice in the midst of trials and appreciate the beauty and wonder of small miracles, and I've written about this in my book.

Drawing on my experience, I've outlined seven rainbow remedies that increase the odds of finding beauty in life’s stormy times. These rainbows manifest themselves in various forms: unexpected positive changes in relationships, freedom from the pain of grief and loneliness, daily moments of joy. I call them Golden Nuggets, and I want to share some of mine with you, especially if you are in need of encouragement or inspiration.

Bubbles
Bubbles arrived with a huge brown grocery sack filled with toys, a food dish, and a leash. A tiny "bag lady” displaced afraid and angry. Read more...

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Golden Nuggets
Golden Nuggets are those moments in life when something happens when you just know God is real. Some people call them God-incidents, those moments when we feel that what happened was more than just a “coincidence,” for what occurred might seem nearly impossible. Read more

Crafter's Link
For a number of years I wrote articles on marketing of handmade crafts. Some of these articles appeared in “Crafters’ Link Newsletter,” and some in “Crafting for Cash," a weekly newspaper column. I shall be updating the information and adding it to this web site. The first article is “Crafting for Cash.”

Memoirs
Writing our memoirs can be a life-enhancing experience. Helping an elder do one is even more exciting. In my Memoir Writing Workshops I share what I’ve learned about writing and publishing, and the participants share their stories. In this section, I will be sharing tidbits from the workshops and invite you to share some of your stories and ideas. Through this sharing, we learn about life and about writing. See Sharing Memories Guidelines for submitting your story. See Memoirs for stories.