Like Trees Walking: In the Second Half of Life

by Jane Sigloh

Overview

Many of us are fast approaching the "golden years" of retirement, wondering with fear — and hope — what the future holds for us. And you won't find a better companion for the journey of aging than Jane Sigloh. She's witty, perceptive, and wise. A retired Episcopal priest, she is possessed of both reverent awe and irreverent honesty about the facts and fantasies of growing old. She interweaves the insights of Scripture, poetry, fiction, and philosophy into her memories and reflections on the challenges and opportunities that maturity brings. Dip into any of these chapters and find a refreshing perspective, a humorous anecdote, or an intimate confession that will ring true to your own experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461635628
Publisher:	Cowley Publications
Publication date:	05/25/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jane Sigloh is a retired Episcopal priest who lives in Crozet, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Pilgrim Path
Chapter 2 Starting with Yes
Chapter 3 Rest and Remember
Chapter 4 Stepping Out
Chapter 5 Lost and Found
Chapter 6 Like Trees Walking
Chapter 7 Going Somewhere
Part 8 The Crossroads
Chapter 9 The Blessing of Weakness
Chapter 10 The Empty Nest
Chapter 11 Holy Uselessness
Chapter 12 Fishing For Fish
Chapter 13 Fallow Land
Chapter 14 Second Careers
Chapter 15 Here I Am
Part 16 A Slower Pace
Chapter 17 The Sky's the Limit
Chapter 18 Triple Sight
Chapter 19 Original Joy
Chapter 20 Tied with Silver Cords
Chapter 21 Emptiness of Being
Part 22 Looking Back
Chapter 23 The Good Old Days
Chapter 24 A Mark of Grace
Chapter 25 Out of the Whirlwind
Chapter 26 Growing Old Together
Part 27 Under the Shadows
Chapter 28 Sunshine Havens
Chapter 29 God's Spies
Chapter 30 Necessary Resistance
Chapter 31 Sharing the Same Sidewalks

Editorial Reviews

[Sigloh's] short essays are at times humorous, occasionally haunting, frequently memorable but always hopeful, and it is this rare mix that makes them so readable, so enjoyable, so quotable, so commendable.

The Dallas Morning News

It is a book to be read, savored, and given away. Each copy deserves a long life of being passed from caring friend to aging friend.. .. Each devotional essay is a well constructed composition characterized for candor, caring, and compassion.. .. By drawing from insights of scripture, poetry, fiction and philosophy, Sigloh challenges her readers to use 'the second half of life' to reinforce spiritual perspectives, to identify what really matters and look for what God is doing. Relish her insights, and then pass the book to a friend.

The Christian Librarian

For me, it's rare to read a work that is truly life-changing to the point that I think everyone I know should read it, but Jane Sigloh's Like Trees Walking is exactly that. Her writing is so conspicuously intimate. .. so rich with meaning and wisdom that I kept asking myself, 'Why am I only now learning about this author?'. .. A literary treasure that is uplifting and encouraging…and edifying and I think many of the people I know would be blessed to read it. Views

It is a book to be read, savored, and given away. Each copy deserves a long life of being passed from caring friend to aging friend.. .. Each devotional essay is a well constructed composition characterized for candor, caring, and compassion.. .. By drawing from insights of scripture, poetry, fiction and philosophy, Sigloh challenges her readers to use 'the second half of life' to reinforce spiritual perspectives, to identify what really matters and look for what God is doing. Relish her insights, and then pass the book to a friend.

Fall 2009 The Christian Librarian

For me, it's rare to read a work that is truly life-changing to the point that I think everyone I know should read it, but Jane Sigloh's Like Trees Walking is exactly that. Her writing is so conspicuously intimate . . . so rich with meaning and wisdom that I kept asking myself, 'Why am I only now learning about this author?' . . . A literary treasure that is uplifting and encouraging…and edifying and I think many of the people I know would be blessed to read it.

Reader Views

[Sigloh's] short essays are at times humorous, occasionally haunting, frequently memorable but always hopeful, and it is this rare mix that makes them so readable, so enjoyable, so quotable, so commendable.

Dallas Morning News

It is a book to be read, savored, and given away. Each copy deserves a long life of being passed from caring friend to aging friend. . . . Each devotional essay is a well constructed composition characterized for candor, caring, and compassion. . . . By drawing from insights of scripture, poetry, fiction and philosophy, Sigloh challenges her readers to use 'the second half of life' to reinforce spiritual perspectives, to identify what really matters and look for what God is doing. Relish her insights, and then pass the book to a friend.

Fall 2009 Christian Librarian