Kirjahaku

When a baker of magical goods for her village attempts to help her good friend the Gentleman, she finds an important ingredient goes missing in the process.A tale for all who have unwittingly left a piece of themselves behind, The Precious Plum is a whimsical fairytale about finding that sometimes the things we are looking for are right where we left them.

Gardens in various forms require different care in each season of the earth. These seasons, these patterns, these unique gardens all point to a creative God who also created you. You are individual in looks, abilities, emotions, and thoughts. In John 14:17, the Spirit of the living God is given to those who believe. He is to be with us and in us. God has walked through His created earth gardens with humanity, and now, with the help of this book, will you let Him walk through you in the gardens of your heart? Let's venture together into what winter can hold for us, learning from the natural what is reflective and unseen in the wonderful world of you.

Summer earth gardens require constant care with consistent effort. This season reflects God's continual care for you. Summer may look different in different parts of the earth, from deserts to tropical jungles. God in His powerful creativeness did all this. He in that same power also created the wonderful, individual, and unique you. God in His care for humanity gives His Spirit to those who believe. He is given to be with us and in us. Let God walk with you through the gardens of your heart this season. Let this book help you as you tend with the Lord your inner life, learning from the natural reflections of earth's summer season.

Are you looking for what is emerging that announces that spring has finally arrived? In this season, we see the beauty and power of a creative life-giving God. God has also given you life and offers life connection to Him. You are unique in how God has created you. Look at all the earth's grasses, plants, flowers, and trees that spring forth across the earth. God knows how to care for each one just as He knows how to care for you. He has given us His Holy Spirit to lead, guide, and teach us in this care for ourselves and our lives. Let us together, with the help of this book, take time to see your wonderful heart garden sprouting growth and potential that reflect the beauty and wonder of the earth's spring season.

The Barcalounger Cowboys of St. Columcille's met for the first time over a decade ago. When we started, we were all teachers...not so anymore. When we started, some of us were married and some of us were single; while that is still the same, it is now in a different combination (although, to clarify, we have not married each other). When we started, there was simply one child among us...now there are eight, perhaps nine or ten, if the rumors are right. And what do we write for? We write for ourselves, we write for each other, we write to receive the occasional rejection letter, we write to connect in the world. And we laugh...a lot.