Lifestyles Correspondent
NIAGARA, Wis. — A couple of weeks ago, I talked about April showers and the fact that everyone’s life gets rained upon once in a while. Today, I want to turn our attention to May flowers; the promised result of that rain. We have all heard the many sayings that have developed over the years as a way of encouraging us to take heart when life hands us an unexpected curve. Probably the most well known one is, “When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade.” My husband’s grandmother, a gem of a woman who came to this country from Luxembourg when she was 13 years old, gave me some sage advice when my husband and I were first married. She wisely counseled: “Life is a series of peaks and valleys. When you find yourself in a valley, take heart and know that a peak is on its way.”