Have you ever leaped out of bed, awakened by the clamor of migrating Canada geese over your roof, then found yourself unable to return to sleep due to excitement? Does the deafening roar of a squadron of golden eyes knifing above a slough mesmerize you? How about the sight of a long-tailed rooster pheasant gliding into a patch of CRP ground at sunset? Does that bring an adrenaline rush? And even if for the thousandth time, does the unmistakable thunk of a walleye or bass as it slurps up your jig snap your every nerve ending on alert? And if, when such sensations flood your being, you cannot help but look heavenward and exclaim, Thank you, Lord, for these awesome gifts you've lavished upon me, then maybe, just maybe, this book will strike a chord deep in your soul and elicit your own song of praise.

Coleman teaches children about the wonders of God's creation, using animal tales to relate character-driven lessons straight from the Bible. Each story contains an important lesson, Bible verse and discussions. Illustrations.

In an age of electronic games, TV, videos, and the Internet…You can raise a book lover. Reading opens up a lifetime of learning and delight to children. In How to Grow a Young Reader, Kathryn Lindskoog and Ranelda Mack Hunsicker offer suggestions for creating a reader-friendly home, truths about how literature strengthens character development, and helpful strategies for nurturing a love of reading in any child. Includes a helpful guide to over 1,800 books.

Landscape Liturgies offers outdoor worship material drawn from 2,000 years of outdoor Christian practice. It contains prayers, rituals, blessings and liturgies compiled from Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist and Orthodox sources, as well as early church material, the desert tradition and monastic spirituality. It includes resources for the blessing of water courses, tree planting, garden blessings, a wide range of churchyard ceremonies, Rogation and other processionary ideas, field and animal blessings, pilgrim and walking prayers, ceremonies at holy wells and sacred grottoes, at hilltops and landmark monuments, and for the ringing of bells which traditionally demarcated sacred space in the landscape. This fascinating and versatile resource will enable urban and rural churches and church schools, retreat houses and pilgrimage centres to conduct a wide variety of services and meditations in the landscape around them.

As our good friend, Retz, often says, “Life just keeps comin’ at ya.” This book is all about life with its fickle little twists and turns. We (the authors) met playing volleyball and grew to be best friends, business associates, and hunting partners. In our 30+ years of friendship we have played, laughed, loved, cried, and grieved together. Set against the backdrop of Northern Wisconsin, the stories in this book were not written specifically to go into a book. This book “just kind of happened” because of our love not only of writing but of the people, places, and events that shaped our lives; it happened because of our passion for the outdoors, its lessons, beauty, and bounty. Light a fire, grab a libation, put your feet up and share a bit of life with us.