When the Heart Waits
Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions

"It's always difficult and risky to try to put soulmaking into words." - Kidd. This is a worthy disclaimer in the preface. Kidd's description of crisis and dispair and spirituality sometimes lean on the heavy, waxing, maudlin side - and if I had not experienced such times myself, I would abhor their......more

I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone who is going through a change and questioning it's pace, purpose and/or meaning. "When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the Spirit laughs for what it has found" (118). "Love consists of this, that two solitudes protect, and border, and salute eac......more

Having just finished "Dance of the Dissident Daughter," this book is almost painful to read. It was written before she had her awakening and you can watch Kidd trying to force her spirituality into the tight, constrictive box of Christianity. I am so glad she was able to break free and find her true......more

I loved this book because of the time I read it in my life when things were just not happening the way I thought there would professionally. Since I am comfortable in the reflection part of life, this books reminds you that the waiting period is where alot of your growth and learning occurs. One of......more

3.5 stars......more