This Wheel of Rocks

My prayer for the New Year.

Merry Christmas!

Sometimes when I’m in NOLA visiting Helen I have an opportunity to visit Manuel and Boo in Angola Prison. Please read this informative and compassionate story about what such a visit means to visitors and inmates.

Sam Jones and the bluebird A visit to the holding pens

Resharing this in case someone missed it the first time. Thanks for reading! Marya

This Wheel of Rocks: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey The memoir of a Catholic nun’s spiritual journey that e…

My book is showing up on Goodreads! I'm thankful to those who have not only read This Wheel of Rocks but who have generously taken the time to share their feedback.

If you've read it, maybe you'd like to write a short review on Goodreads, too?

This Wheel of Rocks: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey The memoir of a Catholic nun’s spiritual journey that e…

I'm inhabiting a strange realm, having emerged from the often-cloistered world of a writer at work, into the public sphere of being a published writer. I'm not sure I was prepared for it, but it has been gratifying to have successful book signings at Barjon's Books in Billings (they sold out of all 20 copies they had on hand that day) and Beartooth Books in Red Lodge, Montana. What a joy and a privilege to get to be with people who are interested in the story I have to share.

And it is so humbling to see This Wheel of Rocks sharing a table with famous, mostly Montana, authors.

🎉ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE BOOK DRAWING!🎉

Heartfelt thanks to all of you who donated to MADP on Giving Tuesday. We really couldn't do our work without you.

Those who donated $75 or more went in to our drawing for one of five copies of Sr. Marya Grathwohl's This Wheel of Rocks. The winners are:

Heather J. of Minnesota
Maura C. of New Hampshire
Gregory R. of California
Nancy F. of New York
Judson M. of California (and thank you for being a monthly donor, too, Judson!)

We'll have Sr. Marya sign the books before we send them out, so look for something special in your mailbox in mid-December.

On this Giving Tuesday, my friend, Sister Helen Prejean, is raising funds for her Ministry Against the Death Penalty, and anyone who donates $75 or more goes into a drawing for a copy of my book, This Wheel of Rocks! Sounds like a win-win to me!

A little reminder for those of you who haven't yet donated for Giving Tuesday, anyone who donates $75 or more will go in a drawing for one of five copies of Sr. Marya Grathwohl's book, This Wheel of Rocks - An Unexpected Spiritual Journey.

Donations of any amount are, of course, always welcome!

Donate at https://sisterhelen.org/donate

The photo below was taken by Rose Vines when she and I spent time with Sr. Marya in her beloved Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming.

I'm thrilled to announce that This Wheel of Rocks: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey is out today! Order it from your local bookstore (always the best way) or you can find it online at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and other sellers.

I hope you will buy yourself a copy and let me know your thoughts and questions. ❤️

Prayer for healing and peace is an action. Watching the mother is the finest joy for me. 💞

A professional headshot - check! The next step on my journey to publication. It is quite a ride.

Thanks to https://robinsnestphotographystudio.com/ in my home of Billings, Montana.