Sally Read converted from atheism to Catholicism when her daughter Flo was only four, yet from the beginning Flo accompanied her closely-sharing her excitement, discoveries and passion, yet aware that old friends and family did not share their beliefs.   Sensing the precarious nature of faith in an overwhelmingly secular world, Read, through meditation and anecdote, began writing down the compelling reasons for holding onto both God and Church. Taking the Annunciation as her template, she explores common experiences of the spiritual life: His presence and invitation; the fears we have to let go of ; the realization of our identity in God  and what our vocation might be  and when God feels very distant from us.  Drawing on Scripture, lives of the saints, and the lives of people she has known personally and professionally as a nurse, Read shows how God is with us always-through suffering, spiritual dryness and depression, as well as in joyful and mystical ways. Condition as new.