Guy Wheelock Edwards once remarked to his mother that he wished he were able to publish his poetry. His brother, Ralph Burris Wheelock opined that he was not blessed as a poet. Both brothers showed a poetic gift. This volume is both a memorial and a testament to their muse.Guy Wheelock suffered from rheumatic fever as a teenager and was never very healthy after that. However, he worked hard to provide for his family, putting his hand and his mind to many different tasks, from share-crop farming to making sorghum molasses to Swedish massage. It is said he had healing hands but never charged for his services. He and his wife, Miranda, raised their ten children on their Iowa farm. For leisure they would gather around the piano and sing hymns and recite poetry. Guy created his own instruments and played a hand-crafted guitar. He wrote poetry largely for his own enjoyment and to the delight of his children.Four of his sons served in World War II, two of them at the Battle of the Bulge. One, Robert, was killed in combat and was awarded a Silver Star for bravery after he saved his troop from a German tank. Guy was deeply affected by the war and many of his poems reflect his anguish over the war and the loss of his son.Ralph Burris Wheelock served as a minister in the Congregational church. When he passed away, his church published a small memorial booklet containing a few of Rev. Edwards' poems.The book continues with the poetry of David Wheelock Edwards, grandson of Guy, with the works of Kathy Latusick, a granddaughter, Ron Hildreth, grandson-in-law, and Kristina Ferguson, great-granddaughter, showcasing that The Edwards Muse is a generational talent, passed on through the family.
An estimated 3,500 people die every day in the UK. If someone at work or their partner or close family member dies, managers and colleagues need to respond appropriately. This book breaks new ground in placing bereavement on the management agenda. It addresses some challenging questions such as: What to say and what not to say? How to balance the needs of the person and the job? How do you get it right in a diverse, multi-cultural workforce? How do you decide what time off is reasonable? How can other people at work help, as well as avoiding making the situation worse?This book is an essential guide for anyone in an organisation who has to take responsibility in the event of death. It covers issues such as what do in the event of a sudden death at work, managing staff who are terminally ill, and practical help after death including funerals. It is a unique and constant point of reference for anyone concerned with one of the most challenging issues to be faced in the workplace.
An estimated 3,500 people die every day in the UK. If someone at work or their partner or close family member dies, managers and colleagues need to respond appropriately. This book breaks new ground in placing bereavement on the management agenda. It addresses some challenging questions such as: What to say and what not to say? How to balance the needs of the person and the job? How do you get it right in a diverse, multi-cultural workforce? How do you decide what time off is reasonable? How can other people at work help, as well as avoiding making the situation worse?This book is an essential guide for anyone in an organisation who has to take responsibility in the event of death. It covers issues such as what do in the event of a sudden death at work, managing staff who are terminally ill, and practical help after death including funerals. It is a unique and constant point of reference for anyone concerned with one of the most challenging issues to be faced in the workplace.
A Death-Duel Against Sorcery & Super-Science Champion pit fighter Broga Arekele has spent the last five years on a danger-filled swordquest to find his enslaved half-sister Ovandu. Now, his quest has taken him to a remote chasm city in the desert wastes of Kanavar. Within minutes of his arrival, he's forced to intervene in an attack by a giant, shapeshifting automaton and at once becomes embroiled in a generations-old feud. Not much of a welcome. With the aid of his childhood companion, the Druna tek-mage Ranvir, Broga fights past warring clans, cutthroats and corrupt mages in hopes of seeing his swordquest to its conclusion. But another, even greater threat looms-the resurrection of an angry god. And arming himself against it means giving up what he cherishes most. Includes a bonus novelette, "Helldriver Alley," which recounts Broga's heartrending clash with a sentient weapon from a forgotten age.
Radical Purity is a practical guide to the "Why" and "How" of purity. Inside you will discover: + How to Live from the Pure Source-Jesus+ The Purpose and Power of Purity+ The Dangers of Impurity+ Practical Steps to Protect Purity + A Radical Approach to Purity that Includes Defensive and Offensive StrategiesPLUS: David Edwards reveals how to be transformed from the inside-out. This approach gives the strength to rise after bouts with impurity, and the relief of lasting victory. Therefore, the aim of this manual is to spark true freedom and radical purity
This vivid oral snapshot of an America that planted the blues is full of rhythmic grace. From the son of a sharecropper to an itinerant bluesman, Honeyboy’s stories of good friends Charlie Patton, Big Walter Horton, Little Walter Jacobs, and Robert Johnson are a godsend to blues fans. History buffs will marvel at his unique perspective and firsthand accounts of the 1927 Mississippi River flood, vagrancy laws, makeshift courts in the back of seed stores, plantation life, and the Depression.
As militarism and nationalism are circling our planet once again, pastor, teacher and singer-songwriter David Edwards reminds us of the timeless Christian calling to be peacemakers. During the Vietnam War, his own calling as a conscientious objector (CO) led him to alternative service in a children's hospital. In this memoir, he invites us to share his spiritual journey and rediscover the hope of peace in our world. At its best, he writes, religion calls us to build peaceful communities with all who share our planet.In What Belongs To God, David Edwards explains core values found in Jewish and Christian scriptures that call us toward a nonviolent life and a love that embraces the stranger, including one's enemy. The book continues his legacy as a teacher by including ready-to-use resources for discussion groups in a Discussion and Action Guide called "Choosing Peace." That section of the book is an entire plan for either a three-day spiritual retreat focused on peacemaking or for a series of weekly discussions. Also in this book are links to download some of Edwards' inspiring music, as well as free discussion-starter pages that readers can share with friends as they talk about these ideas.The book's central message is: "Everyone has a right to live, and every life belongs to God," writes the Rev. Dr. Alvin O'Neal Jackson, executive director of the Poor People's Campaign in the book's Foreword. Or, as David puts it, "All of life, including our own life, belongs to God, from whom it flows as a gift." In glimpsing this truth, David writes, we begin to see the world in a far more hopeful light.As the chapters unfold, David shares his story as a conscientious objector, explaining how his decision developed and how his experience of civilian alternative service changed the course of his life and ministry. Many of the folk songs David wrote and shared with congregations sprang directly from the spiritual gifts he discovered in the real lives of the diverse men, women and children he encountered. Even though David died in 2019, this book invites individuals and congregations to continue sharing in his wisdom, and even his rousing voice lifted in song.
As militarism and nationalism are circling our planet once again, pastor, teacher and singer-songwriter David Edwards reminds us of the timeless Christian calling to be peacemakers. During the Vietnam War, his own calling as a conscientious objector (CO) led him to alternative service in a children's hospital. In this memoir, he invites us to share his spiritual journey and rediscover the hope of peace in our world. At its best, he writes, religion calls us to build peaceful communities with all who share our planet.In What Belongs To God, David Edwards explains core values found in Jewish and Christian scriptures that call us toward a nonviolent life and a love that embraces the stranger, including one's enemy. The book continues his legacy as a teacher by including ready-to-use resources for discussion groups in a Discussion and Action Guide called "Choosing Peace." That section of the book is an entire plan for either a three-day spiritual retreat focused on peacemaking or for a series of weekly discussions. Also in this book are links to download some of Edwards' inspiring music, as well as free discussion-starter pages that readers can share with friends as they talk about these ideas.The book's central message is: "Everyone has a right to live, and every life belongs to God," writes the Rev. Dr. Alvin O'Neal Jackson, executive director of the Poor People's Campaign in the book's Foreword. Or, as David puts it, "All of life, including our own life, belongs to God, from whom it flows as a gift." In glimpsing this truth, David writes, we begin to see the world in a far more hopeful light.As the chapters unfold, David shares his story as a conscientious objector, explaining how his decision developed and how his experience of civilian alternative service changed the course of his life and ministry. Many of the folk songs David wrote and shared with congregations sprang directly from the spiritual gifts he discovered in the real lives of the diverse men, women and children he encountered. Even though David died in 2019, this book invites individuals and congregations to continue sharing in his wisdom, and even his rousing voice lifted in song.
The butterfly princess (who is not named Mariposa) has always been taught that humans are savage, fanged monsters who are responsible for some of the worst atrocities ever committed. When she finds a human male named Four, injured and lost in the woods, though, he's so different from what she expected. In fact, he's kind of cute. They strike up an unlikely romance and together they search for her entire butterfly clan, which has mysteriously disappeared. Once Christabel shows up-the cute and ditzy pirate, and Four's old flame-Mariposa realizes she has some serious competition. Mariposa has always had difficulty trusting humans, and the discovery that Four cares so deeply for Christabel feels like a betrayal. How can Mariposa win over Four's affections when Christabel is so pretty, so perfect, so human? But, there are even larger problems at hand. If she fails to recover her missing people, Mariposa will remain the last of her kind in existence. Even if she succeeds, she will still have to choose between going back to live with her own people, or staying with the man whom she's desperately fallen in love with...
Return to the neo-medieval world of The Butterfly Princess series in the sequel to A Butterfly's Tale that will make you ask this vital question: Why didn't the author just stop with one book? Four, the accidental king of Torlynn, has got a problem. No, it's not that he has no idea how to rule a kingdom. No, it's not that his new castle is cold and drafty. The problem is Mariposa, his beloved Butterfly Princess of the forested Darklands, and trying to keep her happy. No small feat when she's being forced to eat human food and actually has to wear clothing for a change. Naturally, Four does what Four does best and starts making all the wrong decisions. He wages war on the wrong people, for starters. He gets separated from Mariposa, too. Oh, and he also stumbles upon a plot to unearth and reassemble an ancient technological relic that could wipe out all the Greater Races. No big deal. Now it's up to Four and his new companions-Syxx, the cute and fiesty moth warrior, the homeless child Talla Unica, and Tha'aron, the batty old wizard-to find the deadly World-Breaker. It's a race against time in which Four comes face-to-face with goblins, dragons, and a mysterious pirate captain whose airship carries secrets about Four's tragic past...
Mariposa is going slowly insane. It's not because she longs to be with her beloved Four, and it's not because she's struggling to adapt to the weird new butterfly colony with its bizarre rules. No, it's something else. Something to do with the sword she carries into battle, the amulet she wears around her neck. It's almost as if the voices of her ancestors, the voices she's always depended upon, are now telling her to do dangerous, horrible, unspeakable things.When the Dwarves of Stonekeep launch a war machine that threatens to demolish the peaceful Elvenwood, Mariposa and Four find themselves on opposite sides of a centuries-old war. The solution to their problems seems to be an ancient relic that Four has been using to revisit moments in time and even change historical events. However, while the mysterious fate-shifter can undo mistakes, and even prevent senseless tragedy, it can also make things worse for Four and Mariposa than ever before...
The Spirit Of The Age is a Satirical Metaphysical Literary Contemporary Fantasy Murder MysteryMeet Probationary Police Constable Skandi Khan Non-halal and non-kosher sacred cow slaughter is the order of the day as, transplanted from famously decaying multi-cultural Hounslow, she cuts a swathe through rural Dorset, grappling with a crime wave whilst struggling to get her arranged marriage back on track.It's idyllic touristy Jurassic Dorset as you have never seen her before. Monumental statues disappear, and bodies turn up in the ocean. There's murder, mystery, mermaids, music, Muslims, marriages, mages, mayhem and mirth, all served up with lashings of sex and cricket.Drawing inspiration from Tom Sharpe, Mikhail Bulgakov, Louis de Berni res and Terry Pratchett, it melds magic, mystery and metaphysical speculation with intricately drawn and engaging three dimensional characters. Its unique story line makes for a most enjoyable read.Praise from readers: ★★★★★ - "One of the most unique novels I've read in years. Hugely imaginative, very entertaining, and has plenty of humor to boot."★★★★★ - "A beautifully crafted tale that forces the reader to face the stark realities of country life in modern Britain one minute, then suspend belief in reality the next. Thoroughly enjoyable reading."
