{"product_id":"looking-up-a-birders-guide-to-hope-through-grief-paperback","title":"Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCourtney Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKay Warren\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Look at the birds\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the painful days of the pandemic stuck in her home, Courtney Ellis found herself looking down in despair. Soon after, her beloved grandfather died unexpectedly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was around this same time that Ellis took up watching birds. \"Took up\" might not be exactly right--as she puts it, \"the switch flipped,\" and she's been borderline obsessed with birds ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLooking Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on birding as a practice of hope. Weaving together stories from her own life, including the death of her grandfather, with reflections on birds of many kinds, Ellis invites us to open our eyes to the goodness of God both in the natural world and in our own lives. By \"looking up\" to the birds, Ellis found the beauty and wonder of these creatures calling her out of her darkness into the light and hope of God's promises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourtney Ellis is a pastor at the Presbyterian Church of the Master in Mission Viejo, California. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eHappy Now\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePresent\u003c\/i\u003e. She also hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Thing with Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e, a podcast about birds and hope. She lives in Orange County, California, with her husband and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748854038816,"sku":"9781514007167","price":22.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92f9e597e2aa8384b6171100def22e19.webp?v=1779918225","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/looking-up-a-birders-guide-to-hope-through-grief-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}