Dear God

Kathleen Finley is an award-winning author of eight books on practical spiritualityincluding The Liturgy of Motherhood: Moments of Grace and two books of hands-on prayers, Savoring God: Praying With All Our Senses and More Savoring God. She has degrees from Gonzaga University, and Fordham University. Kathy is also coauthor of two books with her husband Mitch. Kathy is an experienced spiritual director and therapist in private practice and has prepared couples for marriage for over thirty years. She enjoys helping people explore the intersection between their faith and their everyday lives.

Dear God, the world feels very alive today, with birds and flowers and many colors. Thank you for the new life we feel and see all around us, life that comes from you. Thank you for butterflies and dandelions and new leaves and bugs and kites and baseball. Thank you for life. Amen.""On a Spring Day""This easy-to-use book of prayers provides a much-needed resource for families who want to celebrate the everyday events of their lives. From such moments as the first day of school, being in a thunderstorm, reading together, and fifty-seven other occasions, Finley attempts to help parents and children see and express the ways that God is part of their lives. In her introduction, she describes the family as the basic unit of religious formation and experience. She further argues that the role of family prayer is not to make family life holy, but rather to help families see the holiness that is already there. Line drawings by Kevin Finley, the author's son, accompany each prayer.