Suncatchers4u, Tucson, AZ
The story of the Sun Catchers…
Hi, my name is Lisa and I’m a grateful recovering alcoholic. It took me a very long time to say those simple words, but I can now say them with complete peace and honesty.
Alcohol took everything from me, it stole the most precious moments of my life, and caused me great pain and sorrow, ravaged through my family and friends, and finally brought me to my knees. When I was intoxicated and in my drunken stupor I broke things, precious things, things that meant so much to me, later when I came out of another blackout I saw the destruction, a thousand broken pieces. Heartbroken once again that I had smashed these precious items, I gathered all the pieces together and tried to put them back together with glue, I could never restore them back to what they were, they were broken, like me, broken in a thousand pieces.
Finally, after trying to get sober for fifteen years, I had what is known as a psychic change, I surrendered to a Power greater than myself, got sober, and have by the Grace of God stayed sober to this day. The first month of my sobriety was unbearable, and I needed something to keep my mind busy, to focus on a new way of life, hence the Sun Catchers. I took the thousand broken pieces of my life and made beautiful strands of reflection, inspiration, hope, peace, and love. Each Sun Catcher is handcrafted with precious love, a reflection of