Fire transforms whatever it touches.  It is the only element that can do thatl.  Born under the bright lights of the fire in the sky, the Aurora Borealis, I continue to be cast into the transformation fires throughout my life, like a lump of clay being shaped and smoothed by God my Creator.  My book, Born Of Fire, is a month by month diary of my journey into the darkness of near blindness and sickness, and into the light of healing and spiritual growth.  Although this diary covers thireen months, there are numerous tales and images of my life from birth through age fifty-eight.  I hope that, with my story, I have drawn a map that guides readers to heal from disease, destruction, and then to discovery.