We are all aging. We can view this situation as fraught with danger and decline, or as full of promise and possibility, claims the author.

Carol Ann Morrow is the author of two other Elf-Help books, Peace Therapy and Trust-in-God Therapy. Married and living in Cincinnati, she is an associate member of the Oldenburg, Indiana, Sisters of St. Francis, who have taught her a great deal about aging with grace.

R. W. Alley is the illustrator for the popular Abbey Press adult series of Elf-help books, as well as an illustrator and writer of children's books. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island, with his wife, daughter, and son. See a wide variety of his works at: www.rwalley.com.