Celebrating an Older Wiser Woman
There are many wonderful women (and yes, a few men) who are members of OlderWiserWomen. Some of you are going through hard times and others are having the times of their lives.
Barbara Sciacca is spending this year celebrating her 70th birthday (May 8th). I spoke with Barbara almost 2 years ago. She was living alone just at the edge of the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. From my perspective, it sounded like an ideal balance of having ones space, peace and quite and time to just be with life - yet still being close enough to the cities when one needed the fix of the hustle-bustle of life.
To some degree that ended in July 22, 2005 (Solstice!) when a lightening sparked the Cave Creek Complex fire burning almost 250,000 acres in and around the Tonto National Forest (from Cave Creek across to Black Canyon City) - including Barbara’s home. She escaped with only her pets…and her laptop. Everything else was lost.
As is her nature, Barbara continues to rebuild her life in Arizona. She is a testament to the fact that women are strong, adaptable and not only can they survive, but thrive as well.
Happy year-long Birthday and best wishes to Barbara Sciacca of Arizona. Thank you for being a part of OlderWiserWomen!
