My life changed when I had my children. They opened the world to me, and I strove to do my best by them. That change also gave me the opportunity to change the dynamics between my mother and myself. We became friends, confidants, allies. She was my strongest support, and I relied on her. Skip forward 18 years. My mother suffered a heart attack. It felt like it happened overnight, but she died four months later. Everything changed again. Everything I had done, who I was, reminded me of her. I needed a change. I needed to make sense of what was. So I threw myself on God's mercy and into learning a new craft. I took courses, and spent hours learning how to bead, how to wire wrap, how to tie. And I fell in love with creating jewelry. Skip forward again 3 years. My beloved older brother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Again, everything changes. My husband and I try to be the most help we can, to assist my brother through his journey. And now I am again left with a need to make sense of my life, and what I am to do with it. My current focus is on inspiration. I don't know what else to do except to try to help, or inspire, or simply encourage someone. I hope my jewelry offers this support. It certainly does to me.