World Footprints Book Club kicks off with actress Gloria Loring
You may know actress/singer Gloria Loring from her character Liz Chandler on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, or as the singer in the number-one hit song “Friends and Lovers” or as the mother of singer Robin Thicke. But what you may not know is that Gloria has wrestled with real-life dramas throughout her life. Her oldest child was diagnosed with a chronic illness, she struggled through an unraveling marriage and faced countless professional challenges. But Gloria also experienced the saving grace of timely coincidences.
This months World Footprints Book Club selection “Coincidence is God’s Way of Remaining Anonymous” is a detailed account of Gloria’s compelling life’s journing and her exploration of the mystery of divine intervention. Gloria experienced many ‘accidental miracles’ that occurred at just the right time. One example was her discovery of a business card with the words “expect a miracle” that someone or something placed on her makeup table. That event and those simple words have since become her mantra.
This show will also be available on the World Footprints website.

Tonya Fitzpatrick, Esq. is co-Founder of World Footprints, a social impact travel storytelling content hub she runs with her husband, Ian, that has been recognized as Best Social Impact Travel Media Company by CEO Monthly. She is an award-winning travel and business journalist, global public speaker, and 3-time TEDx speaker. Tonya regularly shares her insights on career transitions, DEIA in travel and the transformative power of travel to audiences all over the world. Recognized as Black Travel Journalists of the Year—an honor she shares with Ian, Tonya contributes her time and leadership to several boards and commissions in the travel community including SATW, The Explorers Club (DC), North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) and JourneyWoman. Tonya recently was been appointed to the Maryland Tourism Development Board by Gov. Wes Moore.