Capture Summer: Women's Writings For The Season Of Beauty And Resilience Developed By Debra Landwehr Engle Conveyed As Electronic Format

is a time of great change, a season when you may experience extremes as part of your inner life, The seeds you've planted will emerge and burst into bloom, But the beauty of what you are creating may be hindered by sudden storms or challenging conditions, The writings in this volume remind us that these opposites are a natural part of our internal summer experience, With humor, grace and extraordinary honesty, these writers describe the universal themes of women's lives: raising children and saying goodbye, facing illness, celebrating small moments of deep peace.
Their writing reflects the rhythms and dichotomy of summer: When growth reaches its peak, we experience the full exhilaration and chaos that rapid growth can bring, As you read their work, journal and reflect on your own season of change as you explore the themes of joy, storms, mindfulness, resilience and beauty within you.
I grew up loving books, Some of my earliest memories are of trips to the grand old library in downtown Des Moines, where wed pull book after book off the shelves in the childrens section and carry them home with great anticipation.
I still remember the feel of those books, and the smell of the pages and bindings that had been loosened and wrinkled by so many readers who loved the books as much as I did.
One of my sisters Im the youngest of six kids and I had an ongoing contest to see who could

read the most Newbery Award books, At the library, wed pick up bookmarks that listed all the award winners, then wed lose ourselves in Islands of the Blue Dolphins, Up a Road Slowly and A Wrinkle in Time.
Today, books continue to nourish meas I grew up loving books, Some of my earliest memories are of trips to the grand old library in downtown Des Moines, where we'd pull book after book off the shelves in the children's section and carry them home with great anticipation.
I still remember the feel of those books, and the smell of the pages and bindings that had been loosened and wrinkled by so many readers who loved the books as much as I did.
One of my sisters I'm the youngest of six kids and I had an ongoing contest to see who could read the most Newbery Award books, At the library, we'd pick up bookmarks that listed all the award winners, then we'd lose ourselves in Islands of the Blue Dolphins, Up a Road Slowly and A Wrinkle in Time.
Today, books continue to nourish meas both a reader and author, I find that, when I write, I do exactly the same things as when I read: sink deep into a story, experience “ah ha” moments that make me put the book down for a moment to catch my breath, and see myself and the world in new ways.
Years ago, in meditation, I suddenly had an image of myself sitting in front of a coffee table covered with books that I'd written or contributed to, This was before my first book was published, so I was VERY surprised and intrigued! to see those volumes, looking as if they already existed, I had the sense that writing them had been easythat they had created themselves, Now, several books later, I can tell you they weren't always easy: But each had a reason for being written a story that needed to be told, an inspiration that insisted on being shared, a message that was determined to change the world.
I think of a book as the fulfillment of a contract between the author who follows her internal guidance, and the readers who select the bookhopefully with the same anticipation my sister and I had for those Newbery Award winners.
Books come about because, as writers and readers, we say yes to a seed of inspiration and then allow it to grow within us, "We read to know we're not alone," said C, S. Lewis character in Shadowlands, Im happy, and infinitely grateful, to write for the same reason, sitelink.