Hope ... Inspire ... Encourage ... Entertain ... We all have stories to tell. Snippets from our lives that we share in conversations. Our stories bring back memories that not only encourage us but motivate others. These are my stories. Things in our lives don't happen by coincidence. It's not by chance I was in that place, on that day, at that time. Events encourage and instruct us. Everything great and small becomes significantly important. Looking back, I see how dealing with one situation strengthened me, encouraged me, or gave me insights for managing later challenges. By sharing these episodes from my life, I hope to inspire you to march on...to continue the good fight...to win the battle.