Deborah Douglas has been a writer, spiritual director, teacher, retreat leader, and conference speaker for more than three decades; she has written extensively on both prayer and pilgrimage for many journals and periodicals. The Pilgrim Life: Finding God Along the Way is a companion volume to her earlier The Praying Life: Seeking God in All…
About the Book Songs of Seven Days is a reflection on the creation story of Genesis—from the separation of light and darkness to the divine time of rest and Shabbat. While often expressed in traditional poetic forms, the book unfolds as a sort of rabbinic midrash or commentary on each of the seven days of…
Illustrator: Laura Mijangos-Rapp. This is a delightful story of Bobbis and his life as told by Frankie his granddaughter. He triumphed over poverty and illness to become a well-known artist. Frankie explains his positive attitude helped him overcome his difficulties. He started to look for “the cherries” (beauty, abundance, and magic) in everything. Based on…
Kay Karcher Mijangos is a lifelong educator and dedicated student of Maria Montessori’s philosophy of education. After thirty years as a Montessori preschool guide, she founded and became headmistress of St. Paul’s Episcopal Montessori School in San Antonio, Texas. Looking for the Cherries is her first book, and she is donating her royalties to fund…
