When Joe Swartz turned eight, his parents told him that he almost died when he was born. Sobered, he set out on a path to discover why God spared his life. This book follows Joe in his search through childhood and adolescence as a Mennonite preacher's kid, to college, and 43 years of leadership in senior living. Work, family, and church stories intertwine to show how Swartz discovered God's purposes for him. (234pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2021.)