Chasing My Father (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780991236909)

I have a special passion for the interconnectness of our relationships to God and with each other. Insecurities, fears, and false idols prevented me from having intimate, fulfilling relationships. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, new and old friends engulfed me with unearned love. It was the most powerful emotion I had ever felt, to have people love me just as I was: broken, vulnerable, and scared. I once again felt love freely given on a mission trip to South Africa. Twelve people taught me how to love as Jesus loves us, even loving me through a painful divorce in 2008. I've found a church community that nurtures the desires in my soul: to love, and to be loved. I started a new life when I returned to Nashville, TN and my journey of transformation continues. I am zealous about helping others re-channel their earthly desire for independence and individualism into a dependence on God and full participation in meaningful relationships with the people in their lives. I write a blog where I post stories, photography and prayers at www.agathanolen.com. I grew up in Geneseo, NY in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York, and now reside in Nashville, Tennessee. I earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. degree from Tennessee State University. I played varsity Golf on the inaugural Women's Golf team at OU, 1974-1976 and have practiced pharmacy in New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee. I work for HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) in the Corporate Offices located in Nashville, TN. I give tours at the Frist Center for Visual Arts and serve on the Docent Advisory Group (2012-2014). I enjoy writing, art, photography, reading, golf, and conversation. At St. George's Episcopal Church, I am a Healing Prayer Minister, teach in the Inquirer's Class, and travel to South Africa annually on mission trips. I made my first pilgrimage to the Holy Land in November 2011. My spiritual gifts are healing, evangelism, giving, exhortation and wisdom. I have an enthusiastic heart in helping others to know Christ and fully use their spiritual gifts. Blessings for your heart, my friend, Agatha