Adventure of Ascent: Field Notes from a Lifelong Journey
"Luci Shaw, poet and adventurer, scales the heights of the later years, grasping bramble after bramble. Yes, there are challenges. The closing decades of her lifelong journey provide tough moments, sudden and sometimes sharp-edged surprises. But Luci keeps her face turned to the beauty of Christ and shows us all how to climb, handsomely and with dignity. Wise, strengthening, playful and loving." (Emilie Griffin, author of Green Leaves for Later Years)"At an age when many of her peers are simply marking time till death, Luci Shaw embodies what it means to be a fully flourishing human being. HerAdventure of Ascent, which calls to mind the best of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Henri Nouwen, is spiritual confession at its finest." (Paula Huston, author of Simplifying the Soul and A Season of Mystery)"The veteran climber Luci Shaw spray paints vivid blazes on the trail for those of us who are coming behind her. What is old age? How does it look from the outside? How does it feel? As the path gets rockier, what advice can she offer? Watch. Luci's backpack is dwindling above us and her walking stick--the one she inherited from her father--flashes as she climbs. This is a fabulous guidebook, filled with stories, wisdom and humor about the steep path we ascend after sixty." (Jeanne Murray Walker, professor of English, University of Delaware)"I love this sage book." (Lauren Winner, author of Still)