THE HEART KNOWS THE WAY

After the passing of her husband, the author of this book, Fern Stewart Welch shares his decline and final passage and how she was able to change sadness into a joyful reaffirming of life. She had an active prayer and meditation time and longed for a deeper communion with God. She made a real commitment to find the insight, wisdom, guidance, and comfort to face the daily changes that her husband’s care demanded of her. Journaling was the vehicle for recording her quest.

One day she wrote, “I want to have a personal relationship with you. I don’t know how to do this, a personal relationship with God, and the Allness of the Universe?” Almost immediately she began receiving answers. The dialog Ms. Welch records in her journal would be helpful to anyone seeking a close, personal relationship with God. The questions of doubts, the concerns are ones that many of us experience. And the answers are given with love, compassion, and the patience that we all crave. They are instructive, helpful and reassuring. The remarkable result was the change in Welch’s understanding of the dying process, of how to have balance in the care-giving role, of how to take care of one’s self, and how to help the dying person make the transition, especially when the person needs to be taken from the home, or when illness changes their personality. The guidance that Welch received from her meditation, prayer and journaling helped her transform the frustration, sadness, and guilt to a discovery of wholeness, a new passion for life, a palpable sense of joy, trust in life, and enthusiasm for the future. This ordinary person’s joyous spiritual journey continues in a second book, “How to Become a Warrior of the Heart.” With so many injuries, home care and loss of life in recent earthquakes these books will be able to bring comfort to many. If they are not available in your local library they may be able to bring it in from a branch library; or call l-800-723-1112. www.arebookstore.com.