This short letter is but one of thousands received by author Kirk Moore and his family after the "tragedy to triumph" story of their recovery and renewal following the unexpected and untimely death of their elder daughter was told on national TV and in Kirk's first book, Tara's Angels.

Touched by Tara is the story of the world's response to the Moores' courageous journey through pain and into peace. It recounts many of the healing and near-miraculous experiences reported by people the world over whose affinity for Tara's story took them from the depths of despair to the heights of peace, acceptance and understanding of the Universal Plan for all mankind.

It's a short book, a story sparely told, but it will move you and shake you if you doubt the universal power of faith, and it will reinforce your strength if you are already a believer.

Kirk Moore's spiritual journey began when he had a near-death experience at the age of nine. For many years he was puzzled by this extraordinary occurrence, but he had a deep inner knowing that its meaning would be revealed to him in time.

Drawn to family life from an early age, Kirk married and was totally devoted to his wife, Sandy, and their two daughters, Tara and Deanna. When tragedy struck, it was his firm faith in God and his knowledge that life does not end with death that made it possible for him to listen to the inner guidance that led him to fulfill his purpose here on earth. His first book, Tara's Angels, was Kirk Moore's affirmation that life is an interconnected whole and that we have the opportunity to learn and grow from all that happens to us.

His new book validates all of his philosophy by reflecting them in the words, thoughts and feelings of thousands of people who responded to the Tara's Angels storyafter it was told to over 35 million people on national TV, to millions more in People Magazine, and, over the years, to thousands of individuals who attended talks by Kirk, Sandy and Deanna as they related their inspiring and heartwarming story in lectures all across America.

Kirk, who recently became a minister in the Church of Religious Science, Sandy (who is now the Reverend Sandy Moore, founding minister of the Center for Universal Truth, a New Thought spiritual community), and their daughter Deanna first began to spread their message of love and faith through the Tara's Angels store in San Juan Capistrano, California, which closed several years ago so that Sandy and Kirk could devote full time to a ministry based on their life experiences. The result was one of the most rapidly growing spiritual communities in southern California, which Kirk co-founded with his wife and where he now serves as staff minister and musical director.