Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Get Ready: Create a Sacred Space -- Part One: Traditions -- Chapter 1: Traditions for Every Day -- Bedtime: Night Time Blessing -- Bedtime: Marking the Days God Has Given -- Morning: Gratitude Cafe -- Morning: Prepare for the Day to Come -- Mealtime: Grace Meals -- Marking the Passage of Time: Color Your Year -- Chapter 2: Traditions for Holidays (Holy Days) -- New Year's Eve: Remembering God's Blessings in the Past Year -- Epiphany: A Guiding Star for the Year to Come -- Easter: Witnessing Resurrection -- Pentecost: Harness the Power of the Wind -- Thanksgiving: Gratitude Tree -- Advent: Make and Use an Advent Wreath -- A Christmas Tree Blessing -- Birthday: A Gift of Self to Others -- Remembering Our Baptism: A Part of God's Family Too -- Part Two: Ceremonies -- Chapter 3: Ceremonies for Marking Life's Transitions -- Garland of Hopes for a New Baby -- Welcoming a New Pet to the Family: Promising to Care for One of God's Creatures -- Starting a New Journey: Moving -- Bless the New Driver: A Ceremony upon Getting a License -- Celebrating Parents' Milestone Anniversary -- First Day of School: New Beginnings -- High School Graduation: Walking on, in Faith -- Moving Out/Going to College: Taking the Essentials -- Chapter 4: Ceremonies for Difficult Times -- Illness: Anointing Our Sick Children -- Create a Memory Table: A Ceremony Following the Death of a Loved One -- After a Death: Bubble Prayers -- After the Death of a Pet: St. Francis Service -- Anxiety: Wash Away Worries -- Family Ceremony to Mark a Divorce -- Traumatic Current Event: Snuggled under God's Wings -- Part Three: Spiritual Practices -- Chapter 5: The Spiritual Practice of Prayer -- Photo Prayer -- Matchbox Prayers: God's Mailbox -- Prayer Beads -- Prayer Basket.

Wind Prayers for the World -- Prayer Walk -- Candle Prayers -- Chapter 6: Ancient Spiritual Practices -- The Ignatian Examen -- Lectio Divina (Divine Reading) -- Bodily Prayers -- The Labyrinth -- The Sacred Meal -- The Daily Office: Morning and Evening Prayer -- Chapter 7: Other Spiritual Practices -- Silence: Listening Car Rides -- Imagination: Star Pictures -- Waiting: Water, Air, and Sky -- Almsgiving: 40 Days of Giving During Lent -- Meditation: Make Quiet Time Bags -- Compassion: Secret Helpers Week -- Hospitality: Serving an Honored Guest -- Epilogue -- Notes.