Ordinary lives are full of highs and lows, tears and laughter. How each of us survives those peaks and valleys is what makes our life unique and extraordinary. This journey down the path of an ordinary life, with all its twists and turns and ups and downs, transformed a shy, insecure girl into a strong and capable woman who has weathered the highs in her life with joy and celebration and the lows with the determination to walk through the storm into the sunshine beyond.