Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B., is a popular retreat guide and author and makes her home with the monastic community of St. Scholastica in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Benedictine traditions of deep listening to the word of God, and hospitality toward all of life, form the roots of her writing and retreat ministry. Wiederkehr is the best-selling author of six previous books including A Tree Full of Angels, Seasons of Your Heart, The Song of the Seed, Gold in Your Memories, Behold Your Life, and The Circle of Life, which she co-authored with Joyce Rupp.