Abstract:
In Gems of a Lifetime, Barbara Patton Unger shares 'gems' of light that she has mined in her life. Using the metaphor of Gemstones, she focuses on the jewels of light discovered from growing up in her hometown of Joplin, Missouri and gives voice to Oracles of Wisdom gained through, and sometimes in spite of, religious affiliation. Honoring the essence of the divine light within us, she presents her treasures to help others recognize how, even in the midst of sorrows and darkness, God can enrich their lives if they look for, value and mine their own sparkling gems.