A Common Thread

Ordinary Women Facing Extraordinary Situations

By: Durlynn Anema

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

How do women react to and cope with life’s challenges? The stories in this collection answer that question in as many ways as there are unique individuals and situations. These women not only rose to the occasion but went beyond -- demonstrating strength, perseverance, passion, faith and the will to conquer what had been given them. They knew they must move on and conquer -- not only for themselves but for those around them. A Common Thread encompasses women everywhere and their individual threads of strength, empathy and determination. You might meet these ten women in the grocery store, on the street, or at the park. They are varying ages, ethnicities and economic/social backgrounds and no different from thousands of women throughout America and the world who face similar challenges every day. Their stories are about common experiences or difficulties. Because people’s personalities vary greatly, one woman’s solution is not another woman’s. The solutions to life’s problems in this collection are those of a representative group of average women who want to share what they found helpful with others. As these women conquered their challenges they also developed positive attitudes with which they reached beyond their present situation and themselves to a new strength. Meet ordinary women who faced extra ordinary situations and overcame.