A Common Thread of Faith

By: Durlynn Anema

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Meet twelve women who discovered aging has given them additional opportunities to be of use in the world through their lives of faith with a higher power guiding their path. These women find themselves in an interesting time. Faith moves them as it did for others over the centuries, and they refuse to have it replaced with fear and anxiety—words which have taken root and bloomed during the pandemic and afterward. Fear and anxiety are not in the vocabularies of these women.

These women differ widely in their early lives as well as in their varying attitudes and approaches to life. Some have often wondered if their lives were going in the right direction; some found their deep faith as a result of the life paths they took; some always believed they were guided by a higher power. Others were guided by parents; some by dreams; some by searching to find the truth; and others by circumstances beyond their control. All survived and became stronger women.

They have used their faith to help people in all walks of life, and have discovered that by caring for others their own lives change. Their talents range from music to crafts, from nurturing to organizing, plus using their physical difficulties to bring strength to others in the same circumstance. Two women describe a little-known disease called Meniere's in the hope that anyone suffering from it will be encouraged to find help.

All proclaim “victory” through the lives they have lived entirely through their faith.