another great pass by macaria spears. - thank you. why do we hold hands? because i do it with mclean, too. because we love each other! (upbeat music) >>> good morning and welcome to mosaic. always a privilege and joy to host mosaic on behalf of my cohost , most people who know me, they know i am a avid reader so some of my favorite kind of readings are memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, because they share so much of what a person has gone through, their life stories and i love them. so it is a great joy for me to have as my guest, rev. donna. who has written her memoirs , sleep , pray and heal and it is a riveting story of her life. so she is my guest and i am glad to have her. welcome. >> thank you, good to be here. >> before we get into the book tell us about your background and your experiences. >> well i am from california born and raised. active in the united methodist church and ended up going to seminary, becoming a pastor, marrying my husband, having two little girls. loving every single minute of life and then, one day we went to a fancy meal