Husband and wife writers share their thoughts on life, family, middle age, old age and death. In a collection of personal stories, the authors talk about the world they were born into - and the world they find themselves inhabiting many decades later. This book may seem like it's about them and the people who populate their lives, but it's really about all of us.
Come Rain or Come Shine, Book Two of a small series called "Live, Laugh, Love, Weep, Wail and Wonder," picks up where their first book, On the Sunny Side of the Street, left off. This two-book series is an un-chronological theme-based collection of stories about the stages of life - and how much joy and pain we can wring from each stage.
Come Rain or Come Shine asks the question: Is middle age really the dividing line between youth and old age? And when, exactly, does middle age begin? More importantly, when does it end - throwing us into that realm of old age? How do we make middle age relevant? Even more challenging, how do we make old age relevant?
We must die with our boots on, the writers contend. But how the heck do you do that when you've been relegated to the "older generation" table at weddings, when you've just retired from long and interesting careers, and when you've moved to a 55 and up community?
The richness of life almost always comes from the people we share it with. But the truth is, the older we get, the fewer of those people there are around. If we're lucky, there's a lot of good memories tucked away with the people we've loved and lost. If we're really lucky, we can still conjure them up and enjoy them one more time.
And finally, Come Rain or Come Shine considers that little bit of magic that we all seem to find here and there along the way.