Sometimes it's hard to see grace. And even harder to receive. When you're hurt or angry or confused or doubtful, grace can seem as hard tograsp as the sky.
But actually, it's as real and solid as stones: tangible, weighty, something to hold on to, a way through streams of pain, shame, abuse.
In these pages L.L. Barkat shares her own painful, powerful story with us. Weaving in truth from Scripture, words from other writers and stories of people who've come alongside her in her journey, she shows us the unexpected ways and places she's discovered grace: grace that has helped her open her heart to love, discover a way past fear, find freedom from shame.
Her story will help you find the rock of God's grace in the midst of your own broken, hard places. And his grace will give you a new story to tell.

Stone Crossings: Finding Grace in Hard and Hidden Places

Religion & Spirituality

Barkat, L.L.

Christian Books & Bibles

IVP Books

Milkweed bursts with silken seed. Crushed almonds scatter like spilled cinnamon. A child clips basil at the tender neck, after a family friend passes away. Love is swallowed in moondust, bared in cherry rose. Across the landscape of human experience, can 'inside' really be disentangled from 'out'?

InsideOut: poems

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

International Arts Movement

Through days and nights of L.L. Barkat's year of daily outdoor solitude comes an irresistible voice calling you to spiritual practice. This 12-week course tells a unique story, but it will also invite you to personal growth. You'll find various options for discovery and participation: free writing, writing response, physical and mental play, and blogging (or alternatives).

God in the Yard: Spiritual practice for the rest of us

T.S. Poetry Press

An Annie Dillard-style writing book that follows the writer's life as much as her philosophy about creativity and writing. Aspiring and accomplished writers will find a place to breathe, in both the memoir-stories and tips that seamlessly address major aspects of creative life—from inspiration to individual voice; from helpful habits, networking and publishing, to reasons we create and write. Says the first chapter, "There are so many things standing in my way this morning, I can hardly begin. Yet I've heard there are rumors of water. Maybe that is enough." And apparently it is. ••• named a Best Book of 2011, Englewood Review of Books and Hearts &amp; Minds Books

Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Poetry is for life, not for ivory towers. At Tweetspeak Poetry, it has been our delight to bring poetry to people, right where they are. To bring together established poets and poets taking first steps. And to invite those who thought they could never be a part of poetry to dip in without fear. Because we strongly believe poetry is for life. Somewhere along the way, as part of our poetry merry-making, we opened The Mischief Café. It’s a “welcome” space on our website. But also somewhere along the line, it began to feel like more. Maybe The Mischief Café should not just be virtual, we started to think. And so it began. The idea of a traveling café, bringing poetry to people right where they are. In their own homes, amidst friends. With toast (buttered) and tea. It’s an idea that’s still working itself out, but for now, sometimes a member of our Tweetspeak Poetry team will come to tea with poetry. And sometimes poetry lovers won’t want to wait for that. So they’ll make a little poetry mischief on their own. This book describes the idea of a Mischief Cafe and how to run one, includes over thirty poems from T. S. Poetry Press titles (and from the conversation with fans that started the idea of this book), and has blank pages for new poems that café gatherers can write together over time using (or not) the 34 poem title prompts provided throughout. Overall, the book gives you everything you need to run your own Mischief Cafe (or attend one): an explanation you can read aloud at your gathering, poems to share, prompts to inspire. Everything, that is, except the toast (buttered!) and tea.

The Mischief Cafe: poetry at home with toast (buttered!) & tea

Overstreet, Anne M. Doe

Young, Glynn

Poetry Press, T. S.

Doallas, Maureen E.

Wheeler, David K.

Malone, Dave

Brilliant ink-on-tile illustrations created with a secret process bring the alphabet to colorful life, while color-coding of text emphasizes letter-to-sound correspondence. Children will delight in the rich, poetic language of colors like emerald, jasmine, and quartz—while also meeting old favorites like yellow, orange and purple. A color key and pronunciation guide (for new colors like "zaffre," which rhymes with "laugher") is included. Instructions for how to extend the learning with a predictable sentence chart are also provided. Free printable supporting materials like miniatures of the illustrations (to add to your predictable sentence chart), sentence builders, and a days-of-the-week color counting book for literacy and math centers can be found at tweetspeakpoetry.com/literacyextras!

A Is for Azure: The Alphabet in Colors

Words, Language & Grammar

Caring for the earth and its climate is a simple matter of caring for one's natural home, caring for oneself, and caring for others we love. It's easy to forget this when we face the seeming complexities of earth care and varying philosophical perspectives. But, really-to care, or not to care....that is not the question. After all, as humans most of us care quite deeply about our surroundings, ourselves, and our loved ones.This 30-days, 30-poems challenge (read 30, write 30!) assumes we care-or want to-and it helps us find a poetic way in, as well as understand our hopes and struggles in a world where sometimes we've wondered: does anyone care? They do. And they can.Includes 30 poems to get you thinking and experiencing, and 30 prompts to get you reflecting and acting!***The Masters in Fine Living Series is designed to help people live a whole life through the power of reading, writing, and just plain living. Look for titles with the tabs read, write, live, play, learn, or grow, and join a culture that is interested in developing life satisfaction without breaking the bank.

Earth to Poetry: A 30-Days, 30-Poems Earth, Self, and Other Care Challenge: Masters in Fine Living Series

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