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Start embracing the wonder of life after 40 We're all getting older. How do we make the second half of our lives the best half? Forty incredible women of faith from 40 to 85 tackle aging anxieties head-on - and upend them with compelling first-person stories full of humor, sass, and spiritual wisdom. Including: Elisa Morgan on Dogs and Belonging Elisabeth Elliot on Sacrifice and Offering Jennifer Dukes Lee on Drinking in God's Love Jennifer Grant on Diving In Jen Pollock Michel on Facing the End Joni Eareckson Tada on Pain and Provision Kay Warren on Joy and Holy Fun Kendra Smiley on the Freedom of Fun Lauren Winner on Living with Intention Luci Shaw on Embracing Adventure Lynne Hybels on the Necessity of Pleasure Madeleine L'Engle on Honoring Touch Patricia Raybon on Answering the Phone Paula Huston on Living Outdoors Shannon Ethridge on the Miracles in Mistakes Sheila Wise Rowe on Following God's Lead Vina Mogg on the Beauty of Mess And many more In three thematic sections - Firsts, Lasts, and Always - these women provide much-needed role models for aging honestly, beautifully, and faithfully, with surprises all along the way.
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LESLIE LEYLAND FIELDS is a multi-award winning writer, editor, and international speaker who lives on two islands in Alaska. She has written/edited 12 nonfiction books of memoir and essays on a variety of subjects, including memoir writing, the spirituality of food, forgiveness, wilderness, discipleship and parenting. Her books have been translated into 9 languages. Leslie has traveled all over the world, both as a seeker and as a Christian speaker, including treks across the Sahara, through Asia, Europe and Central America. In 2013, she began the Harvester Island Writers' Workshop, a week long writing workshop and retreat at her remote fishcamp island.Guests have included Ann Voskamp, Philip Yancey, Scot McKnight, Bret Lott, Luci Shaw, Jeanne Murray Walker and others. In addition, in July 2020 Leslie will be hosting a Spirit of Food retreat with Food Network chef Melissa D'Arabian and Dr Robert Sluka, a marine biologist with A Rocha. Leslie has written for many publications including The Atlantic, Orion, Books and Culture, Beliefnet, Christianity Today. She has three graduate degrees, in Creative Nonfiction, English and Journalism.Leslie taught for many years in both undergraduate and graduate programs through Seattle Pacific University and the University of Alaska. She has served as a guest writer and writer-in residence at many colleges throughout the country. She continues to teach through Writer's Workshops, college visits, radio appearances, and conferences around the world. Leslie and her husband Duncan have 6 children, a daughter and 5 sons ranging from ages 31 - 17. She blogs at leslieleylandfields.com. You can reach her at leslieleylandfields@gmail.com
