Breath of Joy - by Kathy Joy (Paperback)

About the Book

The final book in a seasonal Breath of Joy series invites you into the deep quiet of earth movements echoing human proving grounds in mid-winter and transitions during times of rest. Photo art and prose accompany page after page of celebration. For winter footholds, holiday extravagance, hope for relationships with today's words of comfort and joy

Book Synopsis

The final book in the series, Breath of Joy, Winter Whispers speaks of the deep quiet earth movements that echo human proving grounds and transitions during times of rest.

Winter occurs because the earth is far swung on its axis away from the sun. Although this is true, Kathy Joy has grown thankful for the season of Winter, a staying-still interval and a hunkering-down knoll. Family and friends have provided warmth. Readers have patiently waited for this, her fourth book completing the Breath of Joy series--Three celebrations every day.

Snow, snowflakes, warm nooks, warm drinks, and freeing thoughts show off their joy and hope in a grand greeting card picturebook.

Wintertime includes Advent, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day and Tax Day. A soul can steal bases all over the bleak and bumpy landscape reading this volume. WINTER WHISPERS provides page after page of extravagant footholds, interpersonal springboards with today's words of comfort and joy. Accompanied by exquisite seasonal photographs. For times of reflection.

PRAISE FOR WINTER WHISPERS.

"Another fresh Breath of Joy! How I wish there were more stars to give!" - Sandy Nadeau

"A perfect corporate gift for clients. When did thoughts on tax day turn romantic? I don't know, but this big book now graces my clients' bookshelves." - Private Bulk Purchaser

"It's romantic, mysterious, poetic, and bolstering. When I read this book to my grandkid, I'm reading it for me." - Granny P.

Review Quotes

book review by Olivia Farr

"Christmas is a collision and a kaleidoscope...
a collage, and...
a moveable feast."

Prepare to take a photographic journey through the winter season with all its wonders and glories in this lovely book that combines poetry and photography. Always venturing towards the silver lining, the text guides the reader through the joys and pitfalls of the winter season to reflect on everyday blessings. For instance, Joy points out that taxes may be higher, but this is so that they can lead to retirement benefits, guiding the reader to view this unpleasant task through a more positive lens.

The poetic writing is combined with perfectly paired photographs that bring to life the essence of the words and evoke a myriad of emotions. Joy expertly guides the reader through a meditative and pensive look at the winter season, counting blessings and finding the light among even the seemingly darkest moments. Although winter may bring snow, awkward greetings, and burnt toast, Joy invites us to reconsider these moments for their beauty and the goodness that they may also carry. When combined with evocative photography, this book is truly a pleasure to explore.

Full of beautiful images, expressive language, and lovely sentiments, this book shines with the grace and splendor of winter. Joy truly embodies her name as she leads the reader through the majesty of the holidays and the gifts of the season. Whether a reader may already love winter or may prefer other seasons, this book illuminates the everyday majesty of winter and its many elements. Joy has created a lovely work that could be used as a devotional, a guide for meditation, or simply as a visually pleasing journey.