"Artist Thomas Kinkade reveals how the creative process can provide a path to greater spiritual awareness"--Provided by the publisher.

The first day of creative living: the art of solitude -- Eternity in your heart -- Merging with the mind of God -- First contact -- A room of one's own -- Designing your place of solitude -- The second day of creative living: the quest for a passionate heart -- The passionate impulse -- The artist's optimistic heart -- The power to overcome -- Finding your focus -- Called to create -- Igniting your passion -- The third day of creative living: the experience of true love -- A stairway of love -- The servant spouse -- Vision of a perfect marriage -- Becoming like a child -- Doing a Dickens -- An accidental dad -- Finding a true friend -- Living in love -- The fourth day of creative living: the call to community -- The world beyond -- Links to the past -- The creative present -- Serendipity -- A quiet patriot -- The fifth day of creative living: the joy of work -- The rhythm of work -- Fashioning your flow-- When paintings speak -- Basket-weaving -- Funny business -- The mathematics of creativity -- Carpenter's tools -- The power of simplicity -- Working for your first love -- The sixth day of creative livng: the cauldron of conflict -- Walking through the fire -- The power of brokenness -- The rewards of inner struggle -- Besieged -- Thinking outside the palette -- The seventh day of creative living: the spirit of worship -- Magic mountains -- Contemplating David -- The garden of prayer -- Biker faith -- Window on another world -- A call to worship -- Conclusion: behold, a new thing.