Beyond Chittering Cottage Ned Bustard A festive celebration of childlike

A festive celebration of childlike wonder

is a book of liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving--liturgies such as "A Liturgy for the Scattering of Ashes" or "A Liturgy for the Loss of a Spouse" or "A Liturgy for the Wake of a National Tragedy

Christians should have the answers

The world of Wingfeather grows ever larger in the second season

Autobiography once more merges with theology as these poems illuminate in splendored natural detail how the seasons of creation parallel and explain the seasons of her life as a poet

Beyond Chittering Cottage Ned Bustard A festive celebration of childlikeDid you know that an orb weaver spider "eats" her web? Or that Smilax thorns come from a series of tumorous rhizomes connected underground? Rachel S. Donahue didn't either, until she started paying attention. After living the nomadic life of an overseas worker, Rachel found herself settled on one plot of land for more than five years with ample time for observation. These poems reveal what she's seen beyond the spiders, birds, and vinesthe deeper