Out of her long experience as a spiritual director, mentor, and teacher, the author offers a guide for "the rest of us" - singles, couples, parents, extended families, members of churches - to create a rule of life to help us in our search for faith.

Explores the practical aspects of spirituality in midlife intercessory prayer, a sense of community, a rule of life, lightheartedness, detachment, and stripping down, preparing for a good death.

Describes the ministry of spiritual direction.