Bøger af Jeff Wild

Abad and Shamar are garden smart! They know all about gardening, from when to plant seeds to the amount of water to give any plant. But these two gardeners didn't always tend to the earth. They used to be scarecrows! Find out just how they magically changed in How Abad and Shamar Became Gardeners, the delightful, illustrated children's book that teaches young readers and adults alike how to make gardening an enriching activity to not only cultivate beautiful, delicious plants and vegetables, but also help build a sense of community. Anyone who is drawn to the natural world will find rich soil in this vivid and inspiring work of fiction. Written by Pastor Jeff Wild, this imaginative tale of two scarecrows explains how they were transformed by a crow in order to follow their dream of gardening the land that they once watched over. Biblical themes, including freedom, new life, and community are interwoven in the simple, joyful text. Original illustrations by Chelsea Mclean Johnson provide a multicultural emphasis, while demonstrating how Abad and Shamar dig deep into the soil to cultivate the garden, with the help of a community of children. Uplifting and revelatory, How Abad and Shamar Became Gardeners will capture a child's sense of wonder and curiosity of the natural world, while showing children and adults how nurturing a garden can also nurture a community. As Abad and Shamar become empowered by using their passion for living things to connect with those around them, young readers will gain a new appreciation for the many blessings that may just spring from the soil in their own backyard.

Beloved Wisconsin author Jerry Apps has impressed readers with his talent for storytelling as evidenced by a diverse and prolific output of more than 35 fiction and nonfiction books. Whether he is weaving a fanciful tale from his own imagination, recounting a true story of a bygone era, or sharing a memory from his own life, Jerry demonstrates an uncanny ability to forge a connection with readers with prose that is insightful, engrossing, often humorous, and always heartfelt. Jeff Wild, a long-time pastor who served three congregations in southern Wisconsin, counts himself among Jerry Apps' most ardent readers. As someone who has written many a sermon during 30-plus years at the pulpit, Jeff found himself impressed by the spirituality in Jerry's work and how well the author captures the essence of growing up in rural Wisconsin in the simpler times of the mid-20th century. As he sought out and read every book of Jerry's he could find, Jeff became of the opinion that this was an author who embodied a sense of place as much or more deeply than any person he had ever known. Upon his retirement in 2014, Jeff experienced a moment of serendipity-one might say, even divine intervention. He and his wife, Nan, became members of Midvale Community Lutheran Church-the very same church attended by Jerry Apps. Soon, Jeff found himself drawn to Jerry the person as much as he had been drawn to Jerry the author. From there, an idea was born-to produce a book of meditations with Jerry's prolific body of work as the inspiration. With Jerry's permission, Jeff forged ahead to write this volume, 40 Days with Jerry Apps, a daily reflection on such topics as Authenticity, Certainty, Gardening, Pride, Interdependence, and Loss. With selected texts from Jerry's writings serving as the springboard, Jeff makes connections in these entries that emerge from his theologically and biblically shaped imagination. His hope is that readers will find kernels of meaning in these meditations, which will lead them to wonder, to explore, and to make connections in the time and place that they inhabit.