What's Missing? Inspiration for Women Seeking Faith and Joy in Their Lives

by Pederson, Rena

• ISBN13: 9780399529665
• ISBN10: 0399529667
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-03
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

In What's Next?, Rena Pederson helped thousands of women discover their own "next step" by looking to the lives of successful women -- famous and not-so-famous -- who redefined themselves in midlife. Now, she engages another group of women from various spiritual traditions in a conversation on the nature of faith -- to help you discover spirituality and its importance in your own life. From First Lady Laura Bush and writer Karen Armstrong to singer Judy Collins and journalist Diane Sawyer, the women profiled and interviewed in What's Missing? have unearthed a spiritual foundation that has given them the strength to overcome obstacles and achieve success in their lives. These women -- along with others from around the nation -- reveal how faith in its many forms helped them withstand life's setbacks and emerge happier, healthier, and stronger. What's Missing? will help you discover what's been missing from your life and how faith can give you direction. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Rena Pederson, author with Dr. Lee Smith of What's Next?, is editor at large at the Dallas Morning News, the largest newspaper in the Southwest. She has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and currently serves on the Pulitzer Prize Board of Directors. Pederson has been a featured guest on "Oprah," and Texas Monthly named her one of the "Most Powerful Women in Texas."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
1. LISTENING	1	(16)
Judy Collins, Carol Oppel
2. PRAYING	17	(14)
Peggy Noonan, Cheryl Polhill
3. BLESSING	31	(12)
Irene Molina
4. LEARNING	43	(14)
Naomi Harris Rosenblatt
5. UNDERSTANDING	57	(20)
Karen Armstrong, Farkhunda Ali, Jihene Ben Moussa, Rula Bibi
6. CHALLENGING	77	(18)
Joan Chittister, Jeannine Gramick, Elena Poniatowska
7. GRIEVING	95	(17)
Hind Jarrah, Rev. Jan Fuller Carrothers, Rabbi Stacy Offner
8. OVERCOMING	112	(21)
Norma Hotaling, Leanne Riley, Jane Fonda, Zina Garrison
9. GIVING	133	(20)
Marry Evans, Angie Allen
10. WORKING	153	(26)
Diane Sawyer, Rev. Rebecca Miles, Linda Alvarado, Sherril Steinman, Sandra Day O'Connor
11. GOING AND DOING	179	(25)
Phyllis Glazer, Ambassador Jeanne Johnson Phillips, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy
12. FORGIVING	204	(12)
Mary Lou Redding
13. TEACHING	216	(27)
Anne Graham Lotz, Rabbi Janet Marder, Ingrid Mattson, Rev. Sheron Patterson
14. SOLOING	243	(16)
Patti LaBelle, Wickham Boyle, Rev. Diana Holbert, Oprah Winfrey
15. ENJOYING	259	(23)
Beth Moore, Katherine Leary
16. HOPING	282	(17)
First Lady Laura Bush and Jenna Welch
Bibliography	299