The Phalarope's Journey

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ISBN: 9781038345592

A Spiritual Memoir

Lloyd Guerin

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English

FriesenPress
06 January 2026

Memoirs; Christian life & practice; Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships; Aspects of religion (non-Christian); Coping with death & bereavement

When Lloyd Guerin Jr.'s beloved wife and soulmate, Betty, passed away after forty-two years of marriage, grief left him searching:

How could love endure beyond death?

The Phalarope's Journey is a tender, courageous memoir of love, loss, and spiritual transformation. Woven from journal entries, letters, memories, dreams, and Christian mysticism, this is a deeply personal testament to a sacred partnership forged through faith, passion, suffering, and joy. With poetic grace and spiritual insight, Lloyd invites readers to walk alongside him through the mystery of grief and the unexpected moments of grace that follow. From the shared joys of family life to the heartbreak of saying goodbye, from the stillness of spiritual retreat to the revelations of butterflies on the Camino de Santiago, The Phalarope's Journey is both a love story and a soul's pilgrimage. At its heart is a call to community and an affirmation that only within the cauldron of belonging can suffering be transformed into new life.

Named for the author's mythical sailboat, The Phalarope's Journey becomes both vessel and metaphor, a means of navigating the vast inner seas of memory and meaning. As each chapter unfolds, it charts new waters: some familiar, others unknown, all part of the unfolding mystery of a life shared and a soul reshaped. In tracing one man's path through grief and grace, this memoir holds a mirror to the reader's own longings-for connection, for healing, and for a love that transcends even death.

By: Lloyd Guerin
Imprint: FriesenPress
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781038345592
ISBN 10: 1038345596
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 06 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lloyd Guerin Jr. is a spiritual seeker, devoted husband, and father. Following the death of his wife and soulmate, Betty, he turned to writing as a way to transcribe the truths revealed through grief, memory, and faith. A longtime participant in the Emmaus Spirituality Center and Illuman, Lloyd draws from a lifetime of spiritual exploration and personal transformation. He has taken the next step in his life's journey by moving into an assisted living facility in the Southwest, there to continue walking the path of inner renewal within a new community.