In the past two years, through the loss of our first two daughters, I have devoured over 20 books on a variety of topics mostly connected to grief and suffering. Many have asked me what has been helpful and I wanted to share with you the top books I would recommend for anyone walking through loss or suffering of any kind (or those who simply want to understand it more… we have felt incredibly loved by family and friends who have picked up some of these books to try to better understand what we are walking through). This is in no way a comprehensive list and there are many books on my list to read that I simply haven’t read yet. That said, I only offer to you the books that I have actually read that have been helpful to me. I’ve included a list and then divided them into categories that could be helpful as well as included a few of my insights on the book and why I believe it fits on this list!*
*Please read my disclaimer at the bottom if you are considering sending any of these to a friend!
And for the one who is grieving, I read these books over the course of the past two years in different seasons of my grief. Some I began to read and had to put down for a while, some I wish I had earlier, some haven’t been helpful at all (which is why I didn’t include those!). Every person grieves differently. My prayer is that God would lead you to the right one for the season that you are in now. If you would like to contact me personally and get a suggestion for yourself or a friend… please feel free, I can’t promise I’ll be helpful but I’d sure love to try!
*If you’re not a reader, or simply enjoy listening to sermons, here are two sermon series I would HIGHLY recommend (or you could always get the books above on audio)
When Suffering Enters Your Door by Paul Tripp: A 4 part series that is both authentic, honest, funny and challenging. I heard Paul Tripp do this series just a few months ago and it was both timely and gave me Biblical tools to better understand our suffering in light of God’s kingdom. You can download as an Mp3 or Mp4 or order the DVD or CD Series.
Sermons in Job: The Gospel of Suffering Series by Pastor Tullian Tchividjian. I have begun to study the book of Job and listen to this series and it is challenging my view of suffering in light of the gospel. It is a 12 part sermon series but it is well worth your time, even if you only listen to his introduction sermon!
MY TOP 21 BOOKS BROKEN DOWN:
Getting in God’s Word (even when it’s hard)
This may seem obvious or it may not, but here is the thing of all the books I’m going to suggest for you, God’s word is the only one that holds words of LIFE, words that have POWER, and words that never return VOID. No matter how hard it is to open God’s word, no matter how dry it feels or how much you disbelieve every sentence that you read… IT’S DOING SOMETHING IN YOU. I promise. I’ve seen it in my own life. The past two years have been a roller coaster for me in God’s word. It has been incredibly dry at times and then full of life at other times. Sometimes His word has been like salt on a wound and other times like balm to my soul. Regardless, I know that his word is “living and active and sharper than any two edged sword able to judge the thoughts and intentions of a man’s heart.” (Hebrews 4:12) No other book on this list has words that have that kind of power. None. This is not to say that other books aren’t helpful, the are. God uses men and women to give us greater insight into Himself and ourselves. I have read a ton of books that have been extremely helpful to me on this journey (which is why I’m including them here) but the book that has had the greatest impact and left the most lasting impression is… you guessed it. His word. I’m actually a little surprised to say that as I write because the last year His word has been quite dry to me, but there you go… evidence that it’s alive and working even in seasons where it feels as though it’s not alive at all. Okay, more on that in a later post. Sometimes, in seasons where it’s hard to get the word in you, you just need a little help to even open the Bible so below are several devotionals/books of the Bible that have helped me dig in the Word and meet with Him over the past two years…
- The Psalms (found in the middle of the Old Testament): If there is a book to open up and study in a season of suffering it’s this one. As I’ve been reading the Psalms I find myself longing to be as brutally honest as the Psalmist is. So I have begun to learn, through the help of my friend David (because I’m pretty sure we’d be friends), how to grow in honesty with God and myself in this season of grief.
- A 30-day Walk With God in the Psalms by Nancy Leigh DeMoss: a guided study that helped me dig into God’s word when that has been more difficult to do on my own (as an aside, I broke many of the days up into multiple days because my mind just had a hard time digesting a lot at once… a normal experience for those in a season of grief)
- The One Year Book of Hope by Nancy Guthrie: Let’s just say these simple daily devotionals tackle the thoughts and questions every sufferer is asking, asks questions to get you to go deeper and gives additional verses to study more. For example: Week 1 is entitled “Brokenhearted”. Yes! How known do you feel that she starts there!?
- Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman: It’s a classic devotional and great for any season of life.
- 90 Days of God’s Goodness by Randy Alcorn: His perspective on heaven and eternity will challenge and encourage and is a great devotional when eternal perspective and an elevated view of God’s goodness is what you desperately need.
Am I crazy? Is what I’m feeling normal? What is normal? I don’t even know what I’m feeling? Why isn’t he or she as sad as I am? Is there hope? If you’ve found yourself asking any of these questions then… these books will/may/i hope rock your world.
(hmmm… not sure if “rock” is an appropriate word to use in this context)
- Experiencing Grief by H. Norman Wright: I just began to read this book and am surprised I hadn’t heard of it earlier. It is short, practical and addresses the reality of experiencing grief so well. And the best part is that even if you don’t like to read the chapters are each only 1-3 pages long. And it’s only $4! Whaaaat!? Just get it.
- A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis: This is basically pieces of his journal that he kept after the loss of his wife. The questions he asks and ways that he wrestles with life and what he believes have again helped me feel less crazy and shown me a little more of what it looks like to press into my grief.
- A Grace Disguised; how the soul grows through loss by Jerry Sittser: If anyone has the right to title such a book and speak on such a subject it’s Sittser. He lost his mother, wife and young daughter in a tragic car accident and uses his story to share how God’s grace transforms our sorrow. This book was the first book I read when we found out Sophie’s condition and has helped to shape the ways Kevin and I have pressed into our grief on this journey. It is still one of my favorites.
- When Your Family’s Lost a Loved One: Finding Hope Together by Nancy Guthrie: A great book for the entire family who has gone through loss on how to understand how each person is grieving, what to do about holidays etc. This has been very helpful for our parents and siblings. It’s soooo practical! It also addresses grieving as a couple… do you know that everyone grieves differently? This has helped Kevin and I give each other freedom to each be where we are at and love one another even when we don’t understand how the other is grieving (we have in no way mastered this!)
When you’re wrestling with where God is and who He is in the midst of suffering or how in the world God and suffering could possibly go together:
- Holding On to Hope: A Pathway through Suffering to the Heart of God by Nancy Guthrie: Guthrie weaves her own story of the loss of two children through taking you on a journey of discovering the heart of God in the midst of suffering. She uses the story of Job as the backdrop and includes an eight-week study on Job in the back of this book. This books is chalk full of scripture! And I could have probably put it in the above two categories too.
- Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow by Nancy Guthrie. Basically this book does just what it says… and it will help you know Jesus in a new and fresh way.
- Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller. I can’t say enough good things about this book. This book has radically lifted my view of suffering outside of my western American mentality. Keller lays out beautifully how to face suffering in a way that is both validating to the one in pain but challenges you in your walk with God. I so appreciated how He wrote and covered so many different aspects of suffering. This is the best and most comprehensive book on suffering that I have read and I would highly recommend it to anyone… in suffering or not.
- A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty by Joni Eareckson Tada: From the back of the book “If God can heal me, why won’t he? How do we navigate that agonizing distance between such a magificant yes and such a heartbreaking no?” Tada, a quadriplegic from a diving accident 40 years ago writes with honesty as she has wrestled with these questions herself and finds herself in a fresh season of wrestling. I read this as I was trying to wrap my mind around why God didn’t heal Sophie. It was just what I needed to read at the time from someone who had the platform to speak on such things.
When God isn’t who you thought He would be and you just need to be reminded that you’re not the only one whose thought that:
- Not by Sight: A Fresh Look at Old Stories of Walking by Faith by Jon Bloom: Bloom takes 35 stories from the Bible and makes them come alive in fresh ways as he shares how men and women of old were challenged to walk in trust in the Lord regardless of what they see or their circumstances. The stories are short and insightful. An easy read.
- The Prisoner in the Third Cell “Will you follow a God who does not live up to your expectations?” By Gene Edwards. I read this book a month after our second daughter passed away and was deep in wrestling with the reality that God had not shown up like I thought He was going to, both in Dasah’s story but also in the story it seemed God was writing for our family and I didn’t like it. This book was timely and wrecked me… in a good kind of wrecking… if there is such a thing. It’s also very short, like I read it in two days short.
When it feels like sorrow and suffering just won’t leave your side:
- Hinds Feet On High Places by Hannah Hurnard: I can’t even tell you how many times I have read this book in so many seasons of life but this last year was the most poignant ever. This is a beautiful allegory of a girl named Much-afraid and her journey to the high places. It tells the story of the Shepherd leading her gently to the high places but much to her dismay, giving her the companions of sorrow and suffering. I resonated deeply with every emotion Much Afraid experienced on the journey, how she viewed the shepherd and even how she began to see love and hope blossom in her heart.
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom: I’m not sure what category to put this in but often in seasons of suffering I need to get my head out of my story and hear the story of another. This is a beautiful and honest story of hope and redemption and how Corrie Ten Boom’s faith grew in the midst of much suffering as her and her family helped to aid and hid Jews and eventually became a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp along with her sister.
Specific to those who have experienced infant loss:
- Safe in the Arms of God: Truth from Heaven About the Death of a Child by John MacArthur: He answers the question that all of us baby loss parent’s want to know with assurance… is my baby in heaven?
- I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy by Angie Smith: She tells the story of her daughters fatal diagnosis and choosing to carry her. For those who are in the same situation this is a beautiful and heartwrenching read. I took my time reading it through out my pregnancy with my firstborn, Sophie and couldn’t read the chapters that I had yet to experience but it was good to read a story of someone who had walked this path when I didn’t know anyone who had at the time.
- A Symphony in the Dark: Hearing God’s Voice in Seasons of Grief: by Barbara Rainey and Rebecca Mutz: Rebecca lost her daughter soon after birth. I devoured this story shortly after Sophie died and was struck by the faith of this family and the ways they pressed into the Lord in a season of great grief.
Specific to those who are carrying to term a baby not expected to live:
A Gift of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Baby’s Life is Expected to Be Brief by Amy Kuebelbeck and Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D: I absolutely hated that I even owned a book with such a title but I have to say that this is the best and most comprehensive book on continuing your pregnancy and I would even go so far as to say every couple in this situation needs this book. It goes through everything from the emotions you’ll experience, the differences with your spouse, making medical decisions, funeral arrangements, a birth plan… I mean EVERYTHING! Very helpful guide as you go through this unchartered territory.
Bonus Children’s book:
There’s a Party in Heaven! by Gary Bower: a beautiful book for kids and adults painting a picture of heaven… get out the tissues for this one!
**There are many categories that I know I’m missing here, namely helping children deal with grief and of course books more specific to different losses. There are so many more amazing books out there and I encourage you to look for the ones that would be additionally helpful to you and your family! I will update this list as I find and read new ones!
If you are reading this list to know what to recommend to a friend please use discretion and caution. What is helpful to some is not helpful to others. Some may be offended if you send a book with a title that seems to add salt to their wounds. Unfortunately you will probably have no idea what that would be! But please don’t let that keep you from sending a book that you feel led to send. If you are unsure of how your friend may receive it or if it is a very fresh loss perhaps include a note saying something like this:
“Someone who has experienced loss recommends this book, it may not be helpful to you but I wanted you to have it in case the time came when you did want to pick up a book like this. If it’s not helpful please feel free to pass it on or burn it or do whatever would be helpful for you. I just wanted you to know I care about you in your loss.”
Now a note like that would be both disarming and potentially amusing and your friend may truly thank you for giving them freedom to use or not use it. It’s like the friends of ours who sent us their Christmas card that said “Happy Holidays” and crossed out “Happy”. Kevin and I laughed and felt so known!
So… Happy Reading! Or maybe “
Happy Reading”is more appropriate.
I pray this list serves as a great resource for you who have experienced some kind of loss or has a friend walking through loss. Ultimately, I pray that God would use these books to give you permission to grieve and serve to draw you closer to Him, that you would begin to see Him becoming more real to you as you press into your pain and discover a deeper hope and joy than you’ve ever known. At least, that’s my prayer for my husband and I and our family!


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The Grapes of Wrath celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, and its stories of humanity are as timely as ever.
Published in April 1939 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940, The Grapes of Wrath continues to resonate today. Its popularity rose quickly; The New York Times recently noted that in 1939, it brought (John) Steinbecks publisher, Viking (Press), more advance sales than any other book to that point in the companys history.
The writing approach alone is genius. Steinbeck created a new method of fiction writing using contrapuntal style. He alternated odd- numbered chapters of background about the tenacious lives of migrants with even-numbered narrative chapters depicting the Joad familys arduous migration to California. Chapter 15 is the lonely, pivotal chapter that uses both narrative and editorial styles. The title, suggested by Steinbecks wife, Carol, was culled from the Civil War-Era song The Battle Hymn of the Republic. When first published, it carried both the verses of Julia Ward Howe and the sheet music on the endpapers in order to fend off accusations of unpatriotic Marxism. But really it succeeded because it contrived to pick up the strain of what Wordsworth called the still, sad music of humanity, Christopher Hitchens wrote of The Grapes of Wrath in his book Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays.
Conflict and discussion A depiction of the social, economic and climatic conditions during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era needed to be shouted from the rooftops. It was a condemnation of the country being destroyed by natural disaster, poor land-use practices and technological arrogance. But it was also a story about survival and tenacity. Not always a welcome story, it was banned from some libraries in Oklahoma and elsewhere in the country, including Kern County, California, the endpoint of the Joad familys trek. It also was burned in California, among other places. The Oklahoma Legislature denied a request to invite Steinbeck to the state for its semicentennial exposition in 1957, said Larry ODell, director of special projects/development of the Oklahoma History Center. In an updated interview transcript on file at the Oklahoma History Center, a reporter asked Steinbeck about being essentially voted out ofOklahoma: A lot of them [voters] seem to feel that you wrote The Grapes of Wrath deliberately to embarrass Oklahoma in some way. Could you comment on that? The author replied, I should think that quite the opposite is true. In truth, it was because an act of God had happened. People were in deep trouble. They were wonderful people. I lived with them and I admired them very much ... I dont know why the charge has been against me that I have spoken against Oklahoma. I havent. Ive spoken against dust. Ive spoken against poverty. But never against Oklahoma!
Okies and human worth During those years, the word Okie was commonly used as a slur against poverty-stricken migrants who made the trek from this state to California. Popularized by Steinbecks novel, the words meaning expanded to mean, essentially, white trash, regardless of where the person was from, ODell said. Today, it has morphed to take on a note of pride with many in our state. But the Okie experience isnt relegated to the past. In terms of relevance, The Grapes of Wrath is worth reconsidering. It was written when the government felt it was time to intervene on the behalf of peoples needs, said David Wrobel, a University of Oklahoma history professor. Steinbeck predicted some people would try to give the book a Communist angle. He took the title from a patriotic song that kids sang in school and tried to craft a truly American book designed to help and instruct people. Steinbeck was motivated by a concern for humanity. This is illustrated in the storys ending. For me, its one of the great endings in American literature, Wrobel said. During the Great Depression, we saw efforts to make life more manageable as the New Deal government interceded. After The Grapes of Wrath was published, Steinbeck was attacked by agribusiness, with claims that the conditions depicted didnt exist, he said. Upon its release, the Associated Farmers of California dismissed the book as a pack of lies. But actually, the reality was that conditions were worse than portrayed in the novel, Wrobel said. Blaming part of the environmental devastation and economic destitution on the increased use of the tractor, Steinbeck also noted that this use also led to the evictions of tenant farmers. The tenant system wont work anymore. One man on a tractor can take the place of twelve or fourteen families, Steinbeck wrote in the novel.
AT THE OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER See a film poster, a car from the era and more Great Depression and Dust Bowl artifacts at the Oklahoma History Center. Oklahoma Writers: A Literary Tableau, an exhibit that includes details about John Steinbeck, the Mother Road and more, is now on display. The history center, along with Oklahoma City University and local professional theater groups, will stage a production of The Grapes of Wrath play, according to Larry ODell, director of special projects/ development of the Oklahoma History Center. Details and dates will be announced later this year.
Woody Guthrie Oklahoma native and folk icon Woody Guthrie sang of the story in The Ballad of Tom Joad, a song on his album Dust Bowl Ballads. Wherever little children are hungry and cry, Wherever people aint free. Wherever men are fightin for their rights, Thats where Im a-gonna be, Ma. Thats where Im a-gonna be. Woody Guthrie, The Ballad of Tom Joad
DID YOU KNOW? The Grapes of Wrath was first published on April 14, 1939. In the book, Steinbeck coins the nickname for historic Route 66: Mother Road. It winds through Oklahoma and our country. Its midpoint in Oklahoma carried many Okies from the Dust Bowl into California during the Great Depression in the 1930s. The historical fiction novel took Steinbeck five months to write, from May to October 1938 in Los Gatos, California. It won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The term Okie, which commonly was used as a derogatory term to describe poor migrants, became well-known after Steinbecks usage to describe destitute Oklahoma travelers during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era. In 2010, the book was named one of the Top 100 English- language novels of all time by Time magazine. The work was cited as a reason for author John Steinbeck winning the Nobel Prize in 1962. A mint-condition version of the first edition is valued at $25,000. In 1940, the book was made into a move starring Henry Fonda. In 1989, the movie was chosen for preservation by the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. It called the film culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. By 1940, more than 400,000 copies of the book had been printed. Since its release, more than 14 million copies of the book have been sold. Sources: Oklahoma History Center, Pulitzer. org, National Endowment for the Arts, Time, The Telegraph


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"Wherein orchids in their deathlike beauty unfold like torpid butterflies..." ~John Fowler
The Butterfly Catcher is set in the Cordillera mountain region of the Philippines during World War II. The year is 1945 and 19-year-old Beatriz Tagataw is an Ifugao girl who comes from a long line of rice planters living in the Philippine mountain region. Beatriz was always a curious child who likes to stray away from her tribe to imagine and explore the whole world of butterflies—a constant kaleidoscopic display alongside the trails where she one day stumbles on a Japanese soldier, named Tsukuda. Tsukuda had defected from his unit because he held a very brave and unheard belief of opposing being a part of the engine of terror, as a Japanese soldier of the time.
One up-and-coming Filipino opera singer, Bituin Sarayaga, witnesses her family killed before her eyes before being taken away into forced prostitution, one of the so-called “Comfort Women” who are kidnapped, detained, and raped daily by a slew of Japanese soldiers. Another factor of the story is from American GI perspectives of SGT Cloud and Specialist McKinney. SGT Cloud is a Native American who joined the Army to escape life on the reservation. He finds himself caught in the battle at Cabanatuan with SPC McKinney who is his African American buddy from Athens, Georgia. They also stumble upon a downed Mexican fighter pilot, part of the 201st Fighter Squadron (Mexico) that aided the U.S. war effort, shot down by the Japanese. Together they form an underground militia along with Filipino Scouts and save many U.S. troops –victims of the Bataan Death March and others until the surrender of the Japanese in the Cordillera mountains.
The setting is filled with lush, green jungles and waterfalls in the mountainous rice terraces weaving to the sky, juxtaposed by the harsh, machinery of violence and combat—of Tsukuda on the run and Beatriz harboring the enemy. The story serves to educate and become a vehicle for understanding when worlds converge cataclysmically through war.
Cordilleras Mountain Region, Philippines, 1945
The rucksack stabbed deep into his sides which caused him to surrender his body and rifle to the ground. The heavy oxygen produced by the massive lungs of the jungle and the mountain’s high altitude weighed heavily on him as he gasped for air. It was a blur of emerald green with each delirious step for he couldn’t make out the imposing rice terraces before him—his wound prevented such clarity. He had to stop right there despite the sounds of trailing voices and the footsteps of fellow soldiers who were after him.
When day merged into night in its slow steady succession, he woke to the sounds of monkeys intermingling with other shrilling sounds from the belly of the beast. He barely distinguished the small primates with sinewy, curly tails, scurrying through the canopy and wondered what malevolence lurked within the bottomless jungle. The moon provided a torch against the shadows and the depths of darkness, but he couldn’t turn to anyone, so he tightened his grip on his rifle and held it ever so closely to his chest until daybreak.
Corporal Mansori Tsukuda remembered the day he was drafted into the Japanese Imperial Army. It was a day full of trouble and disbelief. He had to leave behind his wife, child, mother, and older uncles to tend to the rice fields because all the able-bodied men were whisked away. He kept the pictures of his wife and child in the breast pocket of his uniform and whenever he had a private moment, he would steal a kiss from his wife and daughter. He wondered if his superiors had any love for their families from the way they ordered them to perform some unthinkable things. Before his eyes, he saw fellow citizens from all lifestyles transform into monsters. He even saw his own hands pull the trigger in self-defense—though luckily he never had to perform such close and up front abhorrence, sinisterly and without empathy, such as the time his officer, 2nd Lieutenant Kimura, pulled a trigger on an infant’s innocent head while it laid in its mother’s arms and while its father knelt by her side.
Tsukuda ran as fast as he could, not caring who saw him, and why—making a run for it—B-lining it into the tree line. He vomited at the sight of the floating pieces of the precious babe flying into the atmosphere and onto his parents’ faces.
Repulsion made him hyperventilate as he watched his superior officer unflinchingly stand still with the slight curl of a smirk appearing on his face. The mother would not let go of her headless baby. As she cried hysterically, Lieutenant Kimura took it upon himself to execute the poor woman just to quiet her down. Then he turned quickly around and did the same to her husband. The thud of their bodies falling to the ground was a common sound that reverberated in Tsukuda’s nightmares.
In his first military training, Tsukuda froze to the spot when he was passed a rifle bayonet and was ordered to stab the dummy in its head.
“Tsukuda!” his drill instructor yelled, running straight at him. “Stab him! Kill him!” He yelled so hard and then pushed Tsukuda to the ground. Tsukuda was stunned because it felt foreign to him—the act went against every harmonious thing that ever existed. He reluctantly followed the instructions and pretended to mind his business.
Each military exercise brought the realization that this is not what where he wanted to be. Every day his heart ached more and more for his family.
Since then, his days washed out with grey overtones, of unfeeling apparatuses and men of steel marching through his rice-planting town. They practically bulldozed the countryside by their mere presence. Now, despite all the grand greenness of the Philippine mountainside, everything still looked and felt insipid because of what he left behind in Manila—a trail of decaying bodies.
He spent his last night witnessing the commotion in the barracks his fellow soldiers were making with their latest conquest.
One of his fellow soldiers was harassing her, harshly pulling at her arm to go with him. Tsukuda in a pitying impulse ran a block between her and the soldier. He said something to the other soldier and gave him a cigarette. The man snatched the cigarette, laughed, and then went off to the next. Tsukuda led the woman into his sleeping quarters and kindly gestured her to sit on his cot.
“Tsukuda” he pointed to himself, implying that was his name, flashing a boyish, impish smile. Slowly, the woman replied, “Bituin.” Tsukuda repeated her name “Bit-tew-win” and both smiled at his effort. He gestured for her to lie down and she hesitated because she was worried about his intention. He then pulled the blanket that was on his cot over her and, to Bituin’s surprise, slowly laid down with her. He hugged her softly and kissed her once then twice. His acts multiplied to a flurry of kisses all over her face and neck as he found himself enthralled with excitement. He started rubbing her all over her body. All he knew was that those moments made pain leave his body until, finally, pleasure returned. As he got more aggressive and began to unbuckle his pants, Bituin started to cry. She had thought she was with a kind man, not like the other heartless men who would do her harm, but he was going to do the same things the others did to her and the other women.
Tsukuda recognized the fact that he missed his wife and the violence of war must have possessed him for a moment. He withdrew immediately with shame, mortified that he offended her and that he was about to cross the line and join the ranks of men before him who sought pleasure at all costs. Bituin looked at Tsukuda with indignity but with hushed gratefulness. “Salamat,” her eyes said, Thank you. The Japanese soldiers had detained Bituin by forcing their way into her family’s home. They shot her mother and father on the premise, dragged her away, and forced her into a work camp with other Filipina women of childbearing ages, mostly teenagers like her. The first few nights were those of unfathomable panic.
One by one, the women were taken out and forced to go to the Japanese soldiers’ quarters where they were raped. The dispositions of their abusers reflected on the harshness of their torture. They corralled them into a forsaken building with cots partitioned by sheets. This was when the real systematic torture began. When the first man came to her partitioned space, he immediately took off his pants.
Her body tensed up with fear at the thought of what was to be. Then they multiplied like tropical roaches, black, gargantuan creepy-crawlies that scampered about on their beds, a virulent disease like tremendous bloodsuckers that also took in their lives. Japanese soldiers came by truckloads, one by one, morning, day or night. The women must have seen an average of twenty to thirty men a day, forcibly raped that many times a day, every single day. Torment came two ways it seemed: forced in or forced out.
Ending her own life was the only way out of this existence, to force her way out on her own terms, she thought, because all the people she loved were gone now. No sooner than when she started to rip the sheets into wide long strips for ropes to hang herself, the way other girls had done when a Japanese soldier came to her corner and forced her to follow him. They crossed the middle of the camp while guards standing post proliferated the perimeter of barbed wire fences. He led her to the other side of the camp where she knew that only higher officials stayed. She walked down a dark pathway and up a few steps into the foyer of Colonel Yamada’s elegant officer’s quarters.
2nd Lieutenant Kimura, the sniffling, scrawny, devious man who derived pleasure from other people's pain, led the girlinto another small room. With his watchful eye, he waited there with her until Colonel Yamada entered. Japanese opera music wafted through the air. The room was elegant with dim lights and a harmonious atmosphere smelling of sweet wisteria. Bituin fidgeted, nervously tugging at her dingy dress, looking down at her raggedy flip-flops on her coarse feet. She was already imagining what was to be expected of her—this time they will kill her for sure. She then stopped tapping the floor and sat straight up when she assured herself that death would be quick after he has his way with her, if he doesn’t right away, she’d make sure he did.
Colonel Yamada entered the room regally like a king. Kimura bowed in subservience and Bituin hurried to her feet. Colonel Yamada looked at Bituin up and down and ordered his servant to give her an exquisite long box. She was reluctant to open it but by the look on the Colonel’s face, she didn’t refuse. Within it she discovered an elegant black sequined dress. She was confused as to why he gave it to her. She was frightened even more at the thought of what the Colonel was trying to suggest.
She was ordered to take a hot bath, dry her hair, and put on the dress. She was led back into the room where Colonel Yamada, 2nd Lieutenant Kimura, and a few more officers sat around patiently as if in the parlor of an art salon awaiting a performance. The room fell silent and the men had expressions of astonishment, as if they came upon a breathtaking piece of artwork. Bituin did look lovely in the dress and matching shoes, but then again, it was primarily because she was able to wash up and look like a human being.
The servant put a record in the old Victrola. A strangely familiar piece of music began to play. Bituin didn’t understand. Why were they playing the song that she was taught to sing in her formal music school where the sweet Señora Concepcion so diligently guided her to perform? How did they know about this aria?
“Ejia,” Señora Concepcion would say, “straighten your back and look straight ahead.” And that’s what she did automatically upon hearing the first chords of the tune. As if a spell took over, she was taken away to a time of discipline and restraint, unaware of her audience. The music picked her up and she was looking down at the soldiers, unsure of where to go.
Little did she know that upon the murder of her parents, a soldier confiscated their things and within it were her musical notes, sheets, and a record of the music to her aria. As Bituin stood before the soldiers, the servant placed a musical stand with her personal music sheet that continaed her own handwriting on the margins. Bituin couldn’t stop the tears from falling. She now realized why she was there and the atrocious exploitation they did to obtain her family’s personal belongings. In fact, as she looked around the room, she realized that this was how Colonel Yamada furnished his well-designed quarters—from other Filipino families, churches and establishments. It was bad enough to know that these soldiers had murdered her people, but these men built their fortresses with them; they also lived among dead people’s things.
The officers were getting a little impatient so she mustered all the strength she had within her to do what they came to see and hear. She transferred herself in front of Señora Concepcion who was in front of the piano and began to sing like she had instructed her many times. Before her abduction, Bituin was preparing a performance at Quiapo Church in the most illustrious, educated and elite district of Manila. The Quiapo Church’s history went all the way back to the late 1500’s when Franciscan missionaries arrived. All that is gone now and so is her family’s bloodline, a narrative brought to a halt.
Cristina Querrer was born and raised in the Philippines, post-Vietnam War, during the Marcos regime, pre-Mount Pinatubo eruption, as a (US Air Force) military child. She graduated high school from former Wagner High School, Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, in 1985 and received her MFA in Creative Writing. Querrer has two published books of poetry, By Astrolabes & Constellations and The Art of Exporting. She is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and podcaster: You can listen to her podcast at http://yourartsygirlpodcast.com/episodes and visit her website at: http://cristinaquerrer.com. The Butterfly Catcher is her first novel-in-progress set in the Cordillera mountain region of the Philippines during World War II.
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Are you getting ready to work for a crisis management mission or already working in the field? This handbook has been produced by the ENTRi network (Europe's New Training Initiative for Civilian Crisis Management) with co-funding from the EU's Instrument for Stability under a project managed by FPI.2.
Titled 'In Control: A Practical Guide for Civilian Experts Working in Crisis Management Missions' the new handbook offers hands-on information and practical advice for everyday life and work in the field as well as background information on crisis management structures in international organisations.
With a foreword by the former Higher representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton, the handbook is designed to accompany civilian experts on their way to crisis management missions. In addition to providing a general overview of the institutional landscape of crisis management as well as relevant concepts, the handbook also provides practical information on a variety of issues that are common to personnel working in an international mission. From dealing with health and security challenges to technical information on radio operation, map reading, and four-wheel driving, the ENTRi 'In Control' handbook is a valuable companion.
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It’s summer, and there’s nothing we at eShores like better than a good holiday read. Whether we’re lounging lazily in sunny climes or diving into the hustle and bustle of a busy city, books are an essential part of the experience.
We’re not alone in this: some of our favourite travel bloggers have written lovingly about their perfect written accompaniment to the summer. We invited them to share their favourites with us.
Snowball Oranges:One Mallorcan Winter,
by Peter Kerr
Peter Kerr’s hilarious travel book documents the highs and lows of a family leaving their secure, steady life in Scotland to grow oranges in the mountains of Mallorca.
“I love this book. I bought it after a fabulous holiday in Mallorca. My husband and I hired a car and headed into the Mallorcan countryside and mountains, which we thought were beautiful. We then had a dream of packing and buying a property in rural Mallorca.
“We didn’t fulfil our dream, but I did enjoy reading the often-hilarious account of Peter Kerr’s adventure of buying an orange farm in Mallorca.” – Collette, trulymadlycuckoo.co.uk
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine,
by Gail Honeyman
Gail Honeyman’s beautiful novel about friendship and loneliness is funny, intelligent and deeply heart-warming.
“I love this book! I read it all in one sitting, completely hooked by Eleanor’s character, desperate to find out how it ended, and I totally didn’t see the twist coming at the end!” – Laura, fivelittledoves.com
The Little Café in Copenhagen,
by Julie Caplin
Julie Caplin’s novel is about escape and new perspectives. It’s revolves around protagonist Kate, who finds new meaning in her life after leaving the bustling city for a quiet part of Copenhagen.
“The perfect read for soaking up the sun on a lounger. Somewhat predictable, but gives you a warm, fuzzy “hygge” feeling.
“I read this on my last trip away and it really gave me the boost I needed. It taught that me that Mr. Right is out there, and that I should never give up, no matter what life throws at me. The book’s relatable characters make it a must read.” – Simone, simslife.co.uk
The Wrong Knickers,
by Bryony Gordon
Building on the success of her column in the Telegraph, Bryony Gordon’s book exposes the reality of being young and single in London.
“I read The Wrong Knickers on a Trek America trip to Hawaii, and every time I see this book I remember laying on beaches and campsites reading it. It’s an autobiographical run-through of Bryony’s life, from her early 20s through to getting married and having a kid.” – Rhian, rhianwestbury.co.uk
Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert’s classic account of self-discovery is all about what it means to find happiness.
“The ultimate single girl’s inspirational travel book. I’ve watched the film twice now and didn’t ‘get it’ until the second watch. Reading the book allows you to soak it all in and really immerse yourself in the journey.
“It’s a gentle reminder that you need to try things you may not have considered in life, in your quest to be content.” – Simone, simslife.co.uk
by Jojo Moyes
Like the best travelling experiences, Still Me is a novel about finding out who you are and what you really want from life.
“I read Still Me earlier this year, and, as with the previous two, I couldn’t put it down. In this book, the main character is based in New York, and it took me back to my visits to NYC. When she was running in Central Park I could literally picture it.
“New York is the most vibrant place I have been, and Still Me reminded me how much I loved it.” – Natalie, memeandharri.com
A Paris Apartment,
Michelle Gable’s novel is a wonderfully vivid depiction of both modern-day and 19th-Century Paris – perfect reading for any travellers who’ve fallen in love with the French capital.
“A fascinating time travel book. The narrative alternates between the 19th Century and today, and the action takes place in Paris.” – Catalina, stylishconfidence.com
Five Years From Now,
by Paige Toon
Romantic, rich and complicated, Five Years From Now is an irresistible page-turner about finding happiness.
“The characters from this book really came alive for me and had me captivated. It’s a complicated love story that’s brilliantly told and had me in tears.” – Maria, suburban-mum.com
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared,
by Jonas Jonasson
We love an adventure, and there are few in recent popular fiction more compelling and endearing than the protagonist of The Hundred-Year-Old Man who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared – Allan Karlsson. Whether he’s helping build the atom bomb, befriending American presidents or escaping the police, Karlsson’s adventurous spirit is irresistible.
“I read this book on my last holiday and it gave me so much joy. A really lovely, heart-warming read. I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a lighter, beach holiday escape.” – Charlotte, charlotte-nichole.com
What are your top travel books? Share them with us on Twitter @eShores.co.uk, using the hashtag #FictionalJourneys.
Gavin is one of the directors of eShores. He came from a sales & marketing background but always had a passion for travel. Being a quick learner, Gavin soon learnt what went in to building and creating a dream holiday and he already understood what makes a successful business, this being the perfect combination, along with his customer focus, to create the eShores team. Gavin has travelled to many places around the globe from Europe to USA, the Far East to South Africa and Australia. There is not a destination he doesn't know. When he can get away he will always go somewhere new as long as he can enjoy nice food, nice wine and stay away from the Karaoke!


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In 1969, The Kabbalah Centre published a book originally written in the 1920’s by its founder, Rav Yehuda Ashlag, which had since remained out of print. The book was The Ten Luminous Emanations (TLE), and it was one of the key kabbalistic texts that helped create a worldwide resurgence in the study of Kabbalah. It taught everyday people how to pull back the ten-dimensional curtain and connect with God in a very real, tangible and satisfying way. It explained how the physical and spiritual worlds came into being, how people can understand the source of their soul, and how to achieve unity with the Creator.
This class is an advanced study based on the teachings of The Ten Luminous Emanations, and it answers life’s most important questions - why are you here? where did you come from? where are you going? If you’re looking for the deeper secrets of Kabbalah, then this is the real deal.


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I need to wear my Indy Fedora hat for this adventure, as we travel beyond the ends of the Earth to unravel the Mystery of Gog and Magog.
Gog and Magog are one of the Major Signs of the End Times. In Islam, they are the 3rd sign to come after the Return of Jesus (pbuh)
It is definitely worth our time to study and understand them. When will these signs come to pass? We do not know, the first of the signs will be the Anti-Christ, then the Return of Jesus, and then the release of Gog and Magog, in that order.
Most of today’s knowledge pertaining to Gog and Magog is based on false and fabricated Earth’s History and Geography. Therefore, conclusions from our scholars are taking you in the wrong direction.
Once you start to UNLEARN the LIES and LEARN the TRUTH then new pathways open up.
Watch with your entire family. An educational adventure that will lead you down an incredible journey of discovery. An original production of the long-time story that combines all scriptures to reach an outcome.
Suitable for viewers of ALL faiths. There are benefits for everyone.
In this presentation, I will show to resolve many things in these 15 parts:
1. What do we know about Gog and Magog?
2. The Earth before we knew it.
3. Silicon and the Giants
4. So Where are Gog and Magog? Their present location on our Earth.
5. Dhul-Qarnain the Righteous King and Traveler. Identified.
6. Why did Dhul-Qarnain go on his journey in the first place? What motivated him so intensely that he left his Kingdom and travel?
7. The first group of people that Dhul-Qarnain encountered and the questions that need to be deciphered.
8 The second group of people that he encountered.
9. Dhul-Qarnain’s travel direction to the third group of people.
10. The third group of people that he encountered.
11. The Wall or Dam that Dhul-Qarnain built and its present location.
12. Has Gog and Magog been released?
13. What is the Devil up to with Gog and Magog?
14. Conclusion and Review.
15. How to save yourselves & family from the Dajjal/Anti-Christ and from Gog and Magog? [Advice from Master Ali]
Sit back and let’s begin our journey of great discovery and knowledge and let’s unravel the Mystery of Gog and Magog


When I read Loretta Little Looks Back (Little, Brown Books 2020), written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by her husband Brian Pinkney, I knew it was an important book to review. It’s about people brave enough to tell their truths, and the truth I’m telling you today is that you need to read this book.
In Loretta Little Looks Back, Andrea Davis Pinkney uses the oral tradition of storytelling to provide a moving and historically accurate account of how African Americans fought for the right to vote in Mississippi. The stories are told in first person narrative by three members of the Little family: Loretta (1927 to 1930), Roly (1942 to 1952), and Aggie B. (1962 to 1968). Like a play, each chapter begins with the narrator’s when and where.
Then, with the help of Brian Pinkney’s powerful and moving illustrations, the characters pull back the curtain to reveal the story of their lives. When the play is produced, it will be breathtaking and life changing, just like the book. I hope I can be at opening night!
First off, Loretta Little herself. She is the youngest daughter of a sharecropper in Mississippi and lives with her father and two older sisters. Loretta shares her disappointment at having to leave school and work in the cotton fields. She reflects on the casual dehumanization caused by Clem Parker, the landowner, intentionally mispronouncing her father’s name and never keeping his word. Loretta notes that even the farm animals have more freedom than the sharecroppers, who are slaves in all but name.
The next narrator is Roly. As a baby, he was found in the fields under a winter moon and taken in by the Little family. He shares his hopes and loves, as well as his heartbreaks and fears. Growing up to be a sharecropper and eventually a landowner, he is challenged by the same limitations faced by Loretta’s father.
Finally, it’s time for Roly’s daughter, Aggie B., to tell her story. Aggie B. is bold and ready for change. Inspired by Cassius Clay and Wilma Rudolph, Aggie B. believes in progress. And when the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee comes to town, Aggie B., age 12, jumps at the opportunity to raise her hand and join the fight against Jim Crow. Aggie B.’s courage and persistence take her all the way to the Democratic National Convention in 1968.
This book is a poignant reminder of all the people who have fought for justice and all the people needed to continue the fight for change. Every time a person, young or old, stands up and speaks their own truth, we come one step closer to the dream. This book will encourage and empower readers to share their own go-tell-its, and like Aggie B., take action now.
The Pinkneys have been together for over 30 years and collaborated on over 20 children’s books, including Loretta Little Looks Back. Be sure to check out their many beautiful picture books. Just to name a few favorites: Martin Rising: Requiem for a King (Scholastic Press 2018), Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song (Little, Brown Books 2013); and Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down (Little, Brown Books 2010).
Although a review for another day, Bird in a Box (Little, Brown Books 2011), written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Sean Qualls, is one of my all-time favorite middle grade books. Bird in a Box tells the story of three courageous children during the Great Depression. These children face many challenges, but when their lives intersect, they find friendship, family, and love. Interwoven into the story is the hope created by the great boxer, Joe Louis, as he fights to become the heavyweight champion. Let’s go, mighty Joe. Battle Like the Alamo!


Thursday, April 30, 2009
The other night, a few women came over to craft. It started as a wish expressed by a neighbor to carve some dedicated craft time into her life. To have some time away from her responsibilities as a mom, wife, employee, and just do something to nurture a long-neglected part of herself.
This is where I get to do what I do best: play hostess. My entire life I have earned such nicknames as “social butterfly” and “Julie, your Cruise Director” because I like nothing more than to make social things happen. Dinner parties (any kind of party, really), brunches, play dates, and now, the craftathon.
Honestly, the most amazing thing about the evening (and a testimony to how much we all needed it!) was the fact that everyone showed up. On time even. Kids were fed or tucked in, kisses goodbye given, and then it was our time.
The reality is that more people didn't craft than did, but there was no shortage of good conversation or good intentions. And we left the evening with promises that this would be a monthly event, and that we'd all be ready to get down to crafting next time.
Note: one of the reasons not everyone crafted was that some folks didn't know where to start. Being the prepared hostess that I am, I had put out a pile of books (my "inspiration library") for this exact purpose. They included:
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew by Amy Karol
Button It Up: 80 Amazing Vintage Button Projects for Necklaces, Bracelets, Embellishments, Housewares & More by Susan Beal
The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections by Amanda Blake Soule
Stitched in Time: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy by Alicia Paulson
What are some of your sources of inspiration?


Irish So we at ZeVin Creations hope you had a GREAT St. Patrick’s Day!
We had a good show at St. Stephen’s Baptist Church WOW Conference! It was cool meeting new people and letting friends that know us see our stuff for the first time…
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day we wanted to honor Irish women in our Women’s History Month Facts….
“Mother” Mary Jones – For fifty years and beyond, Mother Jones was the most beloved and newsworthy woman fighting for the rights of workers.
Kate O’Brien – Her first novel, Without My Cloak (1931), won both the Hawthornden and James Tait Black prizes. A chronicle of middle-class Irish life, it is, in effect, an Irish Forsyte Saga.
Jennie Hodgers – Jennie Hodgers went to the polls and voted in every election. Even her friends thought she was a man. In 1862, she reported to Camp Fuller at Rockford, Illinois, and after what must have been a very cursory physical exam, “Albert Cashier” – as she called herself – was assigned to Company G of the 95th Illinois Infantry.


In this article I discuss the key historical factors contributing to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and what lessons we can learn from this pivotal historical event.
The fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century is one of the pivotal events of world history. For over seven centuries the Romans had dominated the Mediterranean, spreading Graeco-Roman civilization throughout much of Western and Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Near East. Much has been written in the succeeding centuries attempting to account for the collapse of such a powerful and long-lived empire. In this essay I want to consider this question from the perspective of what lessons might be pertinent from this period in informing our responses to political and social problems in the present. While I believe the past is a valuable source of wisdom for the present, care must be taken in…
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Ans Westra, one of New Zealand's most famous and notable photographers has recorded the lives of New Zealanders - Maori and Pakeha. Over time, she has traveled the country many times, to take documentary style photographs that will become part of one of our Exhibitions in the Oranjehof gallery.
Ans acquired national fame after the publication of Washday at the Pah. The Minister of Education decided to destroy the print run of 38,000 books in 1964 - because they gave too honest a picture of the living conditions of Maori people. Too Dutch, you could almost say…
That was typically Ans. She wasn't interested in taking pictures of smiley people, but chose to depict real life, real people. And that's exactly what she is doing now.
Over a period of five decades Ans has created a photographic record of Maori life. Lately she has also delved into the Muslim world which culminated in the book The Crescent Moon: The Asian Face of Islam in New Zealand.
We'll all be the richer, with these unique images of our new home country.


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History of Our School
School History by Bud Colquhoun (edited)
The origins of Englehart High School (EHS) came about in 1927, when a continuation school was established. The school was initially given two upstairs rooms in a four-room addition to the then existing Public School (the red brick building adjacent to the present Museum). By 1930, with increasing enrolment, the school had outgrown its space and was transferred to the 'old' Public School (the present Museum). By the 1950's, EHS had clearly outgrown its premises (the present museum). In 1951, the nucleus of the current High School was built in its present location. Included was a large gymnasium-auditorium. In 1955, two additional rooms were added. Enrolment continued to climb and in 1962, three more classrooms were added. By the mid to late 1970's it was apparent that more classrooms plus additional space for a library and a larger gymnasium were needed and so began plans that ultimately culminated in further extensive renovations to EHS. The EHS Reunion (1927-1991) was held.


The Athy Library has been developed by Reddy A+U as a sympathetic conversion of St. Dominic’s Church. The building, nestled on the western bank of the River Barrow, is the first of Ireland’s modern churches. The building, inspired by the spirit of Vatican II in the 1960’s, has been converted into a state-of-the-art library and auditorium for the local community as a landmark project jointly funded by Kildare County Council and the Irish Government.
The building has been completely transformed from the former Dominican Church into a modern, inviting and inspiring place for community members to enjoy. The success of the project has led to a contemporary yet functional library with furniture and lighting to match and enhance this wonderful space.
The project includes a delicate change of use of the protected structure from a church to a library and auditorium. The works consisted of an extension to the mezzanine level as well as the insertion of new windows to the single storey North and South facades. The famous stained glass was carefully restored and a new library fit-out was provided to rejuvenate the church which was underutilised.
The church building lies both within a conservation zone and adjacent an archaeological protection and is in close proximity to the River Barrow, a Natura 2000 site. The acquisition of this significant building and conversion to a library will ensure that the building will provide a public amenity for Athy for generations to come, while safeguarding the protected structure from deterioration.
Reddy A+U provides innovative design strategies, including demountable solutions to create a flexible hub space that can facilitate the IT, storage, study, performance, information and service requirements of a modern functioning library, and allow for future reconfiguration and use. The library is also one of the first to incorporate the open 24 library system including the state-of-the-art RFID system.
The design team worked with the client to deliver on their ambitious programme to retain the unique character, spatial and light qualities of the Church, while providing a functional and comfortable library space which will engender multiple uses and be a joy to visitors and staff alike.


So we've given you a list of fantastic flicks...but what about some reading for the bookworms? Well, here's a seemingly comprehensive list of novels, short stories, and poems. Also, we've included some suggestions for our two upcoming literary tours. With an island so creative, there really are far too many to list here in this teeny space! This list is a bit lengthy, but it's okay, we've left the content explanation for external links. ;)
Historical Fiction (Based on Fact)
The Lion of Ireland - Brian Boru, last High King of Ireland (by Morgan Llywelyn)
Grania - Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley (by Morgan Llywelyn)
Ireland : Novel (by Frank Delaney)
Trinity - A history of the conflict from a Nationalist, Unionist, and Aristocratic point of view. (by Leon Uris)
A Concise History of Ireland - Easy to read (by Marie & Conor Cruise O'Brien)
Our Literary Leanings Tour 2015
Ulysses - James Joyce ( Let us know if you finish it! )
The Secret Scripture: A Novel - Sebastian Barry
The Spinning Heart - Donal Ryan
The Thing About December: A Novel - Donal Ryan
W.B. Yeats Recommendations:
The Stolen Child / The Fiddler of Dooney/ The Lake Isle of Innisfree / The Song of Wandering Aenghus / Red Hanrahan's Song About Ireland / The White Birds / When You Are Old / Three Songs to One Burden ( V2 : My Name is Henry Middleton...) / In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth & Con Markiewicz / He (Aedh) Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven / An Irish Airman Foresees his Death / Under Belbulben ( V & VI Under Bare Ben Bulben's head) / To be Carved on a Stone at Thoor Ballylee / September 1913 / Easter 1916 / The Wild Swans at Coole / Coole Park 1929 / A Prayer for my Daughter / The Second Coming / The Cat & The Moon / Brown Penny
Erin Hart 2016 Tour
A journey with US born Author Erin Hart - her crime novels focusing on archaeological discoveries in the Irish bog-lands.
In a few short weeks, we'll be embarking on our FIRST Literary Tour of Ireland. Watch this space for a day by day summary of our adventures and let us know if you'd be interested in joining us for future literary explorations.
If you have come across something that you believe should be on our reading list, please leave a comment below!


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Performed, just for you, by our wonderful Showtime Students from across all our schools,
supported by students from our Tinytime classes and after school clubs.We trust you will be blown away by our performance of HONK!.
We are showcasing some of our more experienced students and introducing our younger ones to
the stage for the first time. As you follow Ugly's journey you will note that some of our characters have been double or even triple cast, to give more students a spot in the limelight and to show each school's interpretation of the character.
This delightful and award-winning adaptation of one of the world's most beloved fables is a
heartwarming celebration of what makes us special.
Since it first hatched in 1993, Stiles & Drewe's musical, Honk!, has winged its way around the
world in over 8,000 productions and in many different languages. Winner of multiple awards,
including the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical, this heartwarming celebration of being
different is sure to delight audiences of all ages with its sparkling wit and memorable score.
Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother's protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery, all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way, Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out that being different is not a bad thing to be.
- Running time 135 Minutes


"Livre des saintes paroles et des bons faiz de nostre saint roy Looÿs" (as author himself called it). John, Lord of Joinville, hereditary Seneschal of Champagne,
was born between 1220 and 1228 A.D. and was only twenty-three when he joined King Louis's Crusade. In 1282 and 1297 he gave evidence to the enquiry into Louis IX's sanctity and on request of Joan of Navarre he produced an account of the king's holy words and good deeds. It was completed by 1309 and dedicated to the future king Louis X, as Joan of Navarre was by this time no longer alive.
The seneschal died two years later, on 24 December 1317, at the age of at least 92. The manuscript that was given to Louis X has not survived. The oldest copy was found in the inventory of 1373 of the library of Charles V of France and now located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The present translation as indicated in the preface: "is by Colonel
Johnes of Hafod, and is given entire, with all the notes
which are really illustrative of the author."


Our Central Kentucky Book Club is having it's first meeting Sunday, November 24, 1 - 3 PM EST. We'll be meeting in the Lexington Public Library, Central Library, Room B. This meeting is free and open to everyone - no RSVP required. Come as you are. Light snacks will be provided.
If you are interesting the book club, even if you aren't sure about your availability, feel free to drop in. You don't have to read anything or make any commitments. We'll talk about the kinds of things we want to read together, pick our first book, and plan our next meeting.
Please reach out to Caci @ 1-606-231-6803 or cacigibson94@gmail DOT com with questions.
Accessibility Statement: KSEC is committed to making all of our events and programs as accessible as possible. If you are interested in coming but concerned that accessing books will be an issue for you, please reach out. We are committed to helping you find audiobooks, large print, or non-English versions of our readings. We have scholarships available if you are unable to access the book otherwise. Our meeting will be held in an accessible venue.


Thrive to Five offers free educational programs to families and caregivers of children ages birth to five. We promote the understanding of early child development. Thrive to Five offers families and caregivers the knowledge, skills and resources to help children reach their potential to enter school ready to learn.
- Parent/caregiver and child interactive classes
- Positive parenting classes and workshops
- Referrals to community resources and partners
- Connections to preschool enrollment options
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- Children's book library
- Brain Boxes and educational materials library
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THE PANIC OF 1857
The following is an interesting, historical event taken from the book by Dr. William Grady:
With the panic of 1857 well underway, a tall, forty-eight-year-old Christian businessman by the name of Jeremiah C. Lanphier was hired as an urban missionary by the Fulton Street Dutch Reformed Church in New York City.
Mr. Lanphier, a personal convert of Charles G. Finney, promptly announced that on Wednesday, September 23rd, the upper room of the church’s Consistory Building would be open for a special noon hour prayer meeting. Although the event was widely promoted, only six people chose to attend out of a population of over a million. Of the six, one was a Baptist, one a Congregationalist, one a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, and one a Presbyterian. Undaunted, the quiet layman scheduled a second meeting for the following Wednesday and was encouraged by a larger turnout of twenty. When twice that number showed up on October 7th, it was agreed to begin meeting on a daily basis.
The timely crash of the New York Stock Exchange that same week helped drive the attendance figures higher. Within six months, 10,000 New Yorkers were assembling for daily prayer at twenty different locations. Facilities employed included firehouses, theaters, and even a few saloons.
As to the format that was followed, anyone could pray or share a word of testimony but had to limit his time to five minutes or less “in order to give all an opportunity.” Although well-known preachers frequented the services, the Fulton Street Prayer Revival was unique in that the primary leadership was provided by Spirit-filled laymen. There was no hysteria nor were there any unusual disturbances, just prayer.
Charles G. Finney said:
“There is such a general confidence in the prevalence of prayer, that the people very extensively seemed to prefer meeting for prayer to meeting for preaching. The general impression seemed to be, ‘We have had instruction until we are hardened. It is time for us to pray.’”


If you’re someone who does struggle with being productive, then this guide on how to study productively might just be what you need.
You may have already been given this advice before or seen it a million times before. That’s because it actually works. You can visualise everything you need to, broken down into a simple list. Not only do you get a clearer sense of what you need to do, instead of everything swirling around in your head, overwhelming you. You can tick off each task written down.
Achieving a sense of accomplishment. You may eventually start to enjoy ticking off each of your tasks, feeling productive.
Even if your deadline seems far away it will soon come by and you may have left yourself too much to do. Instead set yourself small deadlines in your assignments and manage your time more efficiently.
This can go hand in hand with the list you’ve made by going to the library a couple of hours on your free days. You’re much more likely to achieve a higher grade on an assignment that has been carefully worked on, instead of one that’s rushed.
Some people are easily distracted. So, working at home on your laptop, in bed, with Netflix at a touch of a button, may not be the most productive setting to get your work done. Instead, opt for the library. If the library is too loud and you’re still getting too distracted, look for the Quiet Zones in the library and bring your headphones to listen to some classical music.
Get immersed into your assignment. If you’re someone who prefers to work at home, that great too! Find what works for you.


As humans, our thirst for knowledge is insatiable. Throughout the ages, people have sought different ways to satisfy this desire. Early on, it was through oral traditions passed from generation to generation. Then came the invention of writing, and with it, the power of books.
Today, the knowledge we seek is at our fingertips, thanks to technology. Information is available on a wide variety of subjects, and access to it is easier than ever. However, not everyone can read effectively, or even at all. It’s a significant problem, as reading is one of the most crucial skills for success in life.
Understanding the significance of reading, Nauka Czytania was created to unlock the world of knowledge to everyone. It is a multi-sensory system designed to teach children to read, aimed primarily at those with dyslexia, ADHD, or other reading difficulties.
The Nauka Czytania program is structured in a way that is both educational and enjoyable for children who need extra help with reading. It incorporates interactivity, visuals, and sound to engage children in learning. By using all their senses, children tend to retain information better than with traditional teaching methods.
The program comprises of a series of exercises, games, and animations, which aim to promote the development of children’s reading skills. The lessons cover letters, vowels, and words, gradually increasing in intensity as the child progresses.
The program’s interactive nature enables children to tailor their learning experience to their individual pace, which makes it easier for them to gain the confidence needed to read. As opposed to traditional classroom learning, where children feel pressured to keep up with their classmates, Nauka Czytania allows them to take things slow and become proficient readers at their pace.
Nauka Czytania’s activities are presented in an engaging way, making learning fun and exciting. For kids who struggle with reading, this approach makes the learning process more relaxed and less daunting.
In conclusion, Nauka Czytania is a program with enormous potential to change the lives of children struggling to read. With its multi-sensory approach, it makes reading more accessible to everyone, preventing reading difficulties from becoming barriers to access to knowledge. The program provides a solution to help more children become literate and offers a unique way to unlock the world of information to all.


OUR STORY STARTS WITH A DREAM AND AN UNLIKELY MEETING
A solitary, shy boy with big brown eyes arrived in Sampieri from a faraway country. He was special, hungry for life, curiosity, and eager to learn as many words as he could in the new, foreign language he was surrounded by. At the same time, someone with a very different past had moved to a small house along the paths that lead down to the docks. Among the local fishermen, these newcomers both found their first friends. She even began going out on their boats before dawn, offering a helping hand.
Since their first meeting, the boy and the woman from the North spent countless quiet hours under the hot sun trying to catch the meaning of unknown words spoken by the busy fishermen. They soon began to fill these hours by going over the alphabet, the names of different fish, and multiplication tables, adding the scratching of colored pencils on notebooks and the sound of laughter to the din of the workers’ chatter, fishing nets and deck scrubbing.
Every morning, as the dawn broke and the fishermen’s boats returned to the harbor, the boy sat waiting for his Northern friend. As her boat came into town, he would help her off the wooden hull and their day would begin.
As the summer went on, other boys and girls began gathering around the harbor in the morning, with the same deep eyes hiding similar stories of solitude and hardships. The woman on the dock couldn’t help but think, surrounded by these children, that there must be a better way to help.
She dreamed of starting an organization that would make the children’s days and their struggles over books less lonely; a place that would strengthen the bonds between those who came from overseas and those who have been going out to sea to earn a living for generations.
The organization’s aims and programs were sketched out from that first unlikely meeting between the Northern woman and the boy in the harbor. The warmth of that connection and its reception from the wider community was proof that Sampieri had a big heart and could offer comfort and support to everyone.


Preview of Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide
It gives me great pleasure to announce the upcoming Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Guide. I had been working on this book for over 2 years, partnering with the pioneer in Southeast Asian spider research – Joseph K H Koh.
Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Guide is built on the foundation of the highly popular series of guidebooks on Bornean Spiders, furnished with high quality macro-photographs, up-to-date taxonomic revisions, new distribution records, and many more pages dedicated to spiders found in Borneo. Over 540 species of spiders are illustrated with useful field identification tips, together with easy-to-understand notes on their natural history.
This book will be an indispensable reference for students and teachers engaged in ecological and biodiversity studies, nature lovers and macro-photographers in Southeast Asia. This will surely become a travelling companion of eco-tourists and their guides in Borneo, and a significant acquisition of the libraries of professional arachnologists worldwide.
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Jul 10, 2020
Dr. Stella Evans reflects on the last few months and how our
paths crossed when she reached out while she was on quarantine for
fever and cough. She then found herself at the
epicenter of the world's attention as the recent anti-racism
uprisings literally came to the streets in front of her home and
She reflects on how examining her thoughts, feelings, and actions during this historic time impacted what she did with her children and her family, and how she showed up in her neighborhood, her clinic, and her community.


"May I hold you, dearling?" The apple-blossom-haired dryad held out her arms gently. The flushed little girl hesitated for a moment before nodding and leaning from her mother's embrace that of the dryad in the white lab coat. Gladia held the child tenderly and laid a hand on her arm, skin to skin. "Oh, you… Continue reading XXI.
There was a great crash, tumble, and tangle of limbs and bicycle parts. Florence leaped up from her seat on her favorite bench under her favorite tree and dashed into the fray and toward the children lying on the pavement. Thankfully, they had worn their helmets, even if Gary already had a particularly hard head.… Continue reading XX.
XIX. The top floor of the Library is the Special Collections. Temperature and light controlled, this floor houses some of the greatest works in history, both mundane and magical. The second copy of the Testament of Longinus is kept here, copied by the centurion’s own hand. There is an original Gutenberg Bible and an illustrated… Continue reading XIX.
XVIII. In the Hollow Bean, there is a delicious warmth in the dark of the oncoming night, the darkest of the year. This warmth not only chases away the winter's chill from your bones, it actively wards off the cold. In the Hollow's hearth burns a large log. A Yule log. This huge, hewn trunk of… Continue reading XVIII.: Yule Edition
Delilah’s demands for her niece to return went unheeded as the child gleefully made a break for the front of the store, the desired toy clutched in hand and unpaid for. Timothy moved to apprehend the child but his dear one stopped him. “I’ve got this, darling,” she assured her husband, and Delilah snapped her… Continue reading XVII.
October 31: Halloween, All Hallow’s Eve. November 1: All Saint’s Day, El Dia de Los Muertos. The Day of the Dead. Feast of Ghosts. These days are known the world round and down throughout time. Even the Magical have something to celebrate. Halloween is Winging Night for gargoyle babies born in October. The night when… Continue reading XVI: The Halloween Edition
This is what happens when children pray for a long summer. When you have 85-degree days in October. When the Summer King conveniently “forgets” that the equinox has come and gone and his crown still flames and flickers with Summer’s heat. Autumn, when she comes into her own (because you know she will), will not… Continue reading XV.
Fog hangs amethyst-gray, an extension of the cloud cover above. It laps in fields. It wraps itself sensuously around houses and whispers, "Sleep on," to those yet within. It gathers in clusters in parking lots, like clouds in a waiting room, anticipating their turn to be called up, called home, to that afterlife that we… Continue reading XIV.
When the winter snows have melted away, the trees warm and bud as their lifeblood begins to flow once more. The world begins to awaken. Not only awaken but also rejoice. Spring is springing, life is budding and blossoming, and warmth is returning to the world with Persephone’s ascent. April is the month of preparation and… Continue reading XIII.
“Here you are, lovely. One Sencha green tea with lotus blossom honey,” Pearla smiles at the woman before whom she sets down the delicate cup and teapot, as fragile as robins’ eggs, along with the pot of cloven lotus blossom honey. “Domo arigato, Pearla-chan,” Akiko bows her head gently, the delicate curve of her golden-red fox… Continue reading XII.


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(May 2nd) If you weren’t aware, the first Saturday of every May is Comic Book Day! On this day, hundreds of participating comic book stores around the U.S and even the world will be giving away Free Comic Books! Many locations and shops are also hosting contests, great sales, and door prizes!
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- July 11, 2019 at 4:08 pm #58718
you wait dreaming all day but you always missed the right field spot to become a perfect male hero, because there is a problem of location and time, so someone will give you the proper coordonates …
Civilizations come and go; common men and kings they get covered by the dust of time in the same way. Monuments and wonders crumble under their own weight. But the cultural legacy is not bygone. Stories and tales about ancestors and their deeds pass through generations, the old knowledge is not lost forever. Soon, new societies, new kingdoms, new civilizations rise from the seeds of the ones which predated them. Decadence is not the end.
11 july 2019, release, size 1.1 gb