A short, witty compilation of stories and lessons learned by a born and raised Midwestern girl who has battled with weight, love, and truly accepting herself.

Few people realize that being Gypsy in 1943 Poland was as dangerous and frightening as being a Jew. It is guessed that between five hundred thousand to one million Gypsies perished during the Holocaust, the Porraimos (the devouring) as the Gypsies called it. Gypsy Spirit is the story of fifteen year-old Zilka Sucuri, a Gypsy girl who is thrust into the horrors of the Holocaust. Her life of traveling from town to town, singing and dancing the Gypsy way comes to an unconscionable stop when a SS death squad shoot every man, woman, and child in her kumpania. If she had not literally been up a tree, she would have been among those lying dead in a mass grave. Her lungo drom (the long road) takes her across Poland, Austria, and Germany in a driving struggle to help an American pilot return safely to his unit so he can return to bomb the many concentration, work, and death camps all across Poland and Germany. Her efforts reveal the truths of Belzec, the challenges of the partisans, and the burning desire to survive to be a living witness of what truly happened to the non-Aryans of Hitler’s Germany. Gypsy Spirit is a story of the driving spirit of a Gypsy girl, who took it upon herself to document the truth. Her strength and determination brings to light a story of magnanimity and the fears and atrocities such a Gypsy girl might have lived through.

Emma Whitfield decides to start a new life, far from all things familiar; a small town Missouri girl finds herself in the midst of a quirky Arizona river town. Among strangers she learns that kindred spirits come in all ages and types, but when you find your soulmate, the shape of your life changes forever. What begins as a simple adventure, leads to an epic journey across endless horizons, vast oceans, and the landscape of her heart.

Are you ready to change the way you live each & every day for the rest of your life? Living a life of adventure begins with embracing your gypsy spirit-the inner voice that encompasses the entire depth of your soul-that beckons you to dream big, wanderlust, and embrace adventure! Andrea believes that your gypsy spirit-your most sacred guide in this world-is the inherent intuition that allows you to take leaps of faith. Harboring all that is possible for you, your gypsy spirit helps keep you safe and secure by protecting the hidden parts of you that lay broken. Embracing your gypsy spirit can ignite your passion to redesign all that is possible for your life. With practice, you can learn to trust this inner voice. Through her, the most magical universal life force of creation speaks to you, offering you the confidence to live, create, and expand your impact as far as you can dream.

From adolescence to adult hood seeds of discord were planted all throughout Whitleys life. For some, it was more than just that. In fact, some would say it was only the beginning of her demise. From beatings, lies, and even molestation her story seemed to be just conversation over coffee to the outside world. She was just another so-called Christian who lived a lie and in a same sex relationship. But, what unfolded would be more than most could ever imagine. Take a journey through the lens of a woman who overcame trials, tribulations, and finding God in the midst of it all.