Born to a severely battered mother of 17 children who tragically died in 1985 of cardiac arrest at age 39 during attempted homebirth delivery of triplets. Locked upstairs until age eight in the same house apart from her mother. Miraculously survives a massive heart attack at age 38 despite being sent home three times in the same week from a hospital and medical professionals including a cardiologist.

In her 50’s, in order to laugh to keep from crying, she built with her own sweat a 5-star glamping resort. Buckle up and take a ride on this gravel road of Celebrating Gray, acknowledging resilience in the face of adversity. By the end of this story of a little girl named Marie, you may find that you do have the Audacity to celebrate your gray in spite of!