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Buttermilk and Dragonflies

Reflections from Ordinary Time

Mary R Hemmer

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English
Booklogix
10 December 2024
We revel in the action of the holiday seasons, roasting our turkeys for Thanksgiving, trimming our tree and wrapping presents for Christmas, and hiding eggs and roasting hams for Easter. But life mostly happens in the in-between times that fill our days from holiday to holiday. In this book, Mary R. Hemmer reflects on ""ordinary time,"" a word used by the church to mark the days between feast days. From her experiences as an Episcopal priest, chaplain, cook, author, and mom, she pulls out and examines the extraordinary in the ordinary. She invites her readers to join her in choosing not to miss the inspiring moments found in everyday life. By changing our lenses in small ways, we begin to see and then celebrate those things that make ""average"" days anything but.
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Imprint:   Booklogix
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 7mm
Weight:   191g
ISBN:   9781665309752
ISBN 10:   166530975X
Pages:   136
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mary R. Hemmer lives in northeast Georgia with her family, where she helps tend the family farm, writes for her blog prayerfulkitchen.substack.com, leads workshops and retreats, and guest preaches at area churches most Sundays. You can find her on most social media outlets by her handle @prayerfulkitchen. She has one other book available in print, ""Phe and the Work of Death,"" written under the name Mary R. H. Demmler. She also contributed to the book ""In the Beginning Was The Word: An Anthology,"" edited by Katerina Katsarka Whitley. She loves that no two days are alike for her, but hopes most of them find her in the kitchen, writing, or spending time with her three children-preferably all three!

Reviews for Buttermilk and Dragonflies: Reflections from Ordinary Time

In a world where emergency first responders were prepared for a major hurricane to hit the Florida coast, but which instead devastated western North Carolina, Hemmer's collection of essays that speak to the deeper layers of our hearts strikes an incredibly resonant tone. The ways in which the most ordinary events can magnetically pull to themselves a thousand seemingly unrelated bits of emotional detritus are presented to the reader in a poignant narrative form. Best read with a bourbon under a blanket fort with several pillows. - The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Park Episcopal Priest and Scholar


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