SINCE you asked... [Into] The Dream of Saint Clare: Reflections on Divine Dependence is now a complete manuscript ready for a publishing home. Your prayer is welcome: If you are a praying person, please pray I land an agent soon. I remain in a place of reliance on the Almighty -- there's nothing like having to LIVE what you WRITE for others to read!
My life is such a mosaic/jumble/crazy quilt, it will be some time before I even begin to tackle "my" Story. I don't even know how to do God justice in that task... so, in the meantime I offer * vignettes about my life relying on the Almighty interweaving Memoire with * reflections on Saint Clare's provocative and very private vision in the 13th Century, shared only with her most intimate sisters to inspire them in the pursuit of Holy Poverty.
A formal Franciscan since 1999 (my leanings that way go back to the 1970s), I have been inspired by Clare's calm trust in God to meet her every need, bring sisters to the Order she began in 1212, and to share her quiet Power to heal and restore those with relational, physical, and mental illness.
In this Reflection Piece, I try to tackle the overlap of relationship/sexuality and spirituality, at least in my own life and in those of the Western Mystics. I share memories of how I have learned to depend upon God's Goodness both as a widow and a Franciscan.
If you want to know my own journey, read The Wrong Side of Eternity, or if you crave a quieter and closer walk with the Lord, or even if you find 'dreams' fascinating in the Jungian sense, I'm sure you will find Into the Dream of Saint Clare an insightful read.