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In The Coffin Makers, Heather Bryant Jordan turns a close and penetrating look at the unfolding daily experience of living through a pandemic. By turns elegiac, melancholic and hopeful, she explores the bonds of family, the horrors of loss, and the solace of children and nature as the seasons turn and we come to grips with experiencing the unthinkable.

In The Coffin Makers, Heather Bryant Jordan turns a close and penetrating look at the unfolding daily experience of living through a pandemic. By turns elegiac, melancholic and hopeful, she explores the bonds of family, the horrors of loss, and the solace of children and nature as the seasons turn and we come to grips with experiencing the unthinkable.

In the best pastoral tradition, Orchard Days reveals its deceptively simple pastoral landscape-apple orchards, barns, and mill ponds-to be a place for pondering life's greatest complexities. In this world that is "almost Eden, " where marriage, childbirth, and filial relationships are typically romanticized, the poet explores domestic violence ("The most dangerous time for a woman is the time when her Abuser realizes she might leave"), the mor...

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Compass Rose traces a significant year in the poet's life, the poems delineate an arc of death into life.  The collection begins with the poet's mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer.  It follows her mother's illness, death, and burial and remembrance.  The chapbook delights in the celebration of life and the unexpected joys to be found amidst deep sorrows.  The poems are rooted in love, landscape, and journey.  They delight in the power of th...

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Leaving Santorini" opens in the middle of a woman's story filled with sorrows-the death of her mother, the end of an abusive marriage-and turns it into a story of renewal, hope, joy, and rediscovery of her words, her powers, and her children. The poems in the book reveal the unfolding of sadness into joy, through the healing journeys of traveling to islands and learning who she can be in the world.

Eve's Lament chronicles the poetic journey of a woman in an abusive relationship who is beginning to open her eyes, clear her throat, and speak her own truth in the midst of motherhood, marriage, and betrayal. The speaker is attuned to the miracles of the natural world, the poets and artists who have come before her, and the place of truth in all our lives. In this era of women finally being able to recount their traumas, Eve's Lament illustra...

When a parent transitions, the whole family transitions. Providing tips and advice, information on gender identity and transitioning, and a wealth of real-life stories, this book will guide you through your relative's transition, and your own.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) uses the scientific method as the key source of knowledge for making clinical decisions. This easy-to-use new guide provides a practical approach for applying EBM principles in daily practice.

HEATHER CORBALLY BRYANT just knew she had to follow in the steps of her grandmother, trail-blazing journalist Irene Kuhn. After all, she grew up listening to the stories of her grandmother, and Irene never let Heather forget that a woman's place was not in the kitchen or by her husband's side but in the forefront of adventure as a writer. Like her famous grandmother as well as her mother, Rene Kuhn, Heather was a natural.Heather's reimaginatio...

Ten front-line Children's Ministry experts peeked out over the horizon to identify ten trends shaping ministry in the next ten years. See inside to discover. . . How current culture is rewiring kids' brains--and secrets for connecting with children The latest education trends embraced by schools--and how they'll impact your Sunday school Morphing Children's Ministry into Family Ministry--and how that supersizes your impact What kinds of childr...