Lydia Calasanz discovers that revisiting one's past offers a privileged view unlike any other. One is at a vantage point where the seemingly mundane happenings in life literally explode to expose the hidden gifts they have been carrying all along. Being part of a big family carries its own advantage of discovering the sameness in diversity - the driving force and purpose that defines character - and the eyes with which to see these precious gems. This is her first book. Lydia has two daughters and lives with her husband in Washington state.