About

Hi!  My name is Clara and I’m a writer and speaker.

I’m also a mom of eleven kids who are all grown up, and now I’m getting to enjoy eighteen awsome grandkids!

Growing up on a farm taught me to enjoy nature and simple living.  Home canning and gardening are passions of mine.  And, I’m game to try a new recipe any time especially if it has “Italian” in the title!  Sure, you can send me your Italian recipes and I promise to share my “special ingredient meatball recipe” with you.

Oh, did I mention I love chocoate, too?

The mountains of Pennsylvania have been my home for the past forty years, but my heart is bound to the ocean.  My dream is to spend half a year oceanside, and half a year countryside.  And, I know that dreams really do come true!

I blog about life and resiliency.  Everybody has some major obstacle to overcome and I hope to inspire you to overcome yours!

My most recent challenge has been learning how to find peace and joy after finding out I didn’t know the man I loved and was married to for almost forty years.  Unknown to me, he was a practicing pedophile since the age of fourteen and is now serving a thirty-year sentence in prison.

My healing is coming from being a voice for abused children and adults.

Love,

Clara