Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Chapter 1 A Day of Infamy: September 11, 2001 1
Chapter 2 The Race Toward Destruction 11
Chapter 3 A Field of Angels: Shanksviile 15
Chapter 4 The First Few Days at the Crash Site 25
Chapter 5 The United Airlines Team 31
Chapter 6 A Mother's Agony 39
Chapter 7 The Days at Seven Springs 43
Chapter 8 The Memorial Services 49
Chapter 9 The Return Home 53
Chapter 10 The Reckoning Between Mind and Spirit 59
Chapter 11 First Confession 63
Chapter 12 A Reflection of Mary Magdalene 67
Chapter 13 A Traumatic Injury 71
Chapter 14 The Flashbacks: A Return to the Scene 79
Chapter 15 A Spiritual Surrender 83
Chapter 16 The Dark Night of the Soul 85
Chapter 17 The FBI Meets FEMA 89
Chapter 18 A Voice in the Wilderness 93
Chapter 19 Superwoman Has Left the Room 97
Chapter 20 A Secret Revealed 101
Chapter 21 A Lily in Bloom 107
Chapter 22 Weeding Through 111
Chapter 23 The Southwest Trail 115
Chapter 24 Life's Purpose 119
Chapter 25 A Tale of Two Muses 127
Chapter 26 A Christmas Shawl 133
Chapter 27 The Return of an Old Pattern 141
Chapter 28 EMDR Therapy 145
Chapter 29 Looking for a Piece of Myself 149
Chapter 30 Reconciliation of My Mind and Soul 153
Chapter 31 A Symbol of Resurrection 157
Epilogue 161
Author's Closing Note 163
Acknowledgments 165
About the Author 167