“When you come to the edge of all you’ve known and step into darkness one of two things will happen. Either there will be something solid for you to stand on or you will be taught to fly.”

 I’d heard that somewhere a long time ago but it did not have much meaning to me at the time. It was only when several of life’s unpredictable surprises pushed me into making a leap of faith.

Being divorced and surviving breast cancer made me look at life a little differently. Terrified about my future, I accepted an offer from a friend to apply to become a flight attendant. After being told I made the cut, I found myself asking “what had I done?” I had my wings, now it was time to fly.

In the course of learning my new profession, a pattern began to emerge. Passengers – strangers – began to open up to me. They felt comfortable sharing their stories. What started as a story retold at a dinner party has become a book filled with heartwarming and sometimes tearful stories.

I have two grown sons, Ross and Cole who are my proudest accomplishments. My husband Ernie and I live with our yellow lab Tally, in a wonderful peaceful setting of Denver Colorado.