Friend of My Heart: Meeting Christ in Everyday Life
Claire Blatchford was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Connecticut. At six years old, she was made deaf by a bout of measles, and struggled for many years before coming to terms with her condition. After graduating from Bennington College, she taught the deaf. She is a co-founder of Uplook School  in Greenfield, Mass, an educational program whose credo is: "Give love, seek truth, serve the light in all." She is the author of Turning: Words Heard From Within.