We must be willing to get rid
of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is
waiting for us. -- Joseph Campbell
An unexpected, unwanted divorce, after 22 years of marriage,
changed Kari West's life forever. She told a friend, "If I
survive this with my soul and sanity intact, someday I'm going
to write about it." After working 30 years as a professional
business woman, she decided to dust off her writing skills
and change careers. Today, as a writer and speaker, her words
flow from a deep well of experiential wisdom. Editors
applaud her crisp, luminous writing style that conveys hope
and purpose.
Kari is author of Dare to Trust, Dare to Hope Again--Living
With Losses of the Heart; co-author of When
He Leaves--Choosing to Live, Love; and Laugh Again;
and is a spirited gardener living in California.
Her articles have appeared in numerous magazines around the
world and her words are featured in audio tapes for the blind.
She is also a contributor to the New York Times best-selling
series Chicken Soup for the Soul and the God Allows-Turn
Series. Kari has appeared on radio and television broadcasts,
including On Main Street, Woman to Woman, Marriage
and Family  Today,
100 Huntley Street, and Focus on the Family, to
name a few. Kari also served as a group facilitator for DivorceCare.
Kari believes that faith, laughter, and holding all things
loosely helps one cope with the unexpected in both gardening
and living. The mother of a grown daughter, she now lives
in the country with her second husband, two dogs, and a goat
named Sigmund.
As long as you have a garden,
you have a future; and as long as you have a future, you
are alive. -- Frances H. Burnett
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