How can the practical world of child rearing be reconciled with the lofty realm of spirituality? When she began to search for answers about her own spirituality, Johanna van Zwet discovered it's relevance to another important part of her raising her three children. Her work as a mother soon became a feild in which to explore, test , and apply her new spiritual insights, to her delight and her family's benefit. Now other parents can learn from van Zwet's recognition of the potential that parenting carries for spiritual development and the difference it makes in a family's life when parenting is seen as an opportunity for personal spiritual growth.