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About the author
A national award-winning storyteller who is passionate about using story as a vehicle to turn and heal hearts, Teresa Clark has spent over twenty years practicing her craft with at-risk youth, women, the aged, and families. Teresa has passionately advocated for storytelling on the local, regional, and national level both as producer and administrator. She is a storyteller, teacher, published author, researcher, blogger, and most importantly, a wife, mother, and grandmother.
Summary
It happens to every family. Things are humming along smoothly when suddenly they realize that life is not just a bowl of cherries. An unlooked for event, crisis, or trial threatens to upset the balance of all they consider normal. How will they ever survi
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"Life happens, doesn’t it? And struggle enters into every life, sometimes nearly overwhelming in its magnitude and intensity. In this insightful and thought-provoking book, Teresa and Taralyn Clark provide us with powerful tools to face personal and family adversity with courage, humor, and grace through story. If you are a member of a family—or a member of the human family—this book is for you: a roadmap to lead you safely (if not unscathed) through the hazards of life."
—Sherry Norfolk Storyteller, Author, Award-winning Teaching Artist, Former Chair National Storytelling Network
"I felt I was flailing in the rapids. Teresa and Taralyn’s book, Life Happens, pulled me back into the boat and gave me some strategies to survive. "
—Jan Smith - story teller, educator, workshop presenter
