'The Rain and Everything' is at once a tribute, an affirmation, and a guide. The stories will reach inside you where you live. The writer's experiences are rich and her wisdom is strong. She shares her foundation stone and the secret of her inner strength, learned at her mother's knee. Along the way, poetry will encourage you to face life's adversities with courage. Some words trickle as soft as rain and others crackle like thunder. The style will...