Beth Taylor

The Gospel is a clear invitation to come near. To draw close, to breathe Him in, to know Him deeply, and invite others to do the same...well, that is the very answer to the beckoning question that He is asking of us all when Jesus asks Peter, "Do you love Me' If the answer is yes, then come near. Come near in your living, in your leading, in your marriage and your parenting, in your creativity, in your solitude...in all of your moments on this earth, come near.

We are convinced that much of the world and even the church is missing it when it comes to Christmas, Advent, and the Holidays. The busyness of our lives has stripped the holidays of wonder and, yes, the glory that they were meant to possess. Join Us on this annual pilgrimage through His Word as we celebrate His arrival on the stage of history...His Story. There was nothing about His birth, His life, or His death that fit into the expectations of humanity, and yet He completely transforms us all when we embrace who He is and how He chooses to lead us.

In this whimsical story, an old woman swallows items beginning with letters A through Z, including an ant, a feather, an iguana, noodles, a ukulele, and a zebra. Oh my Follow along as the old lady makes a meal of the alphabet, one letter at a time.Children ages 18 months and older will love the rhymes and colorful illustrations.Thick, sturdy pages make this book easy to hold. Large board book - 10.75 x 10.75 inches.18 pages.What will the old lady swallow next? It starts with an ant but soon she's gobbling a goose and a llama.

Imagine a child experiencing something so traumatic that her brain forces her to forget the events for 40 years. That's what happened to Beth Taylor, and that's her personal story of clergy sexual abuse chronicled in Bless Them Father, for They Have Sinned. Taylor's story is an honest, heartbreaking, and hopeful look at her journey to explore repressed memories, and then work to overcome the repercussions of the sexual abuse she endured at the hands of the Catholic clergy.

An examination of the role of play in the lives of children. Based on close observations of a school playground, this shows children at play in a relatively natural, unstructured environment, and makes a strong case for the importance of free exploration, wonder, imagination, and play to the learning and growth of children.

On November 16, 1965, Beth Taylor's idyllic childhood was shattered at age twelve by the suicide of her older brother Geoff. Raised in an 'intentional community' north of Philadelphia - a mix of farm village, hippie commune, and suburb - she and her siblings were instilled with nonconformist values and respect for the Quaker tradition. With the loss of her beloved sibling, Taylor began her complicated journey to understand family, loss, and faith. Written after years of contemplation, ""The Plain Language of Love and Loss"" reflects on the meaning of death and loss for three generations of Taylor's family and their friends. Her compelling portrait of Geoff reveals a boy whose understanding of who he was came under increasing attack as he was harassed by schoolmates for being a 'commie pinko coward' and tried to appease fellow Boy Scouts after he abstained from a support-the-troops rally.Touching on the timely issues of bullying, child rearing, and non-conformity, Taylor offers a rare look at growing up Quaker in the tumultuous 1960s that shows the more sober side of the decade's counterculture. Taylor tells how each stage of her life exposed clues to the subtle damage wrought by tragedy, even while it revealed varieties of solace found in friendships, marriage, and parenting. As she grapples with understanding the complexities of religious heritage, patriotism, and pacifism, she weaves the story of her own family together with the larger history of Quakers in the Northeast, showing the importance of family values and the impact of religious education. Beth Taylor says that she learned many things from her childhood, in particular that history is alive - and shapes how we judge ourselves and choose to live our lives. She comes to see that grief can be a mask, a lover, and a teacher.