{"product_id":"count-it-all-joy-editors-at-paraclete-press-9798893480566","title":"Count It All Joy: Stories, Poems, and Essays to Inspire the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beautifully designed gift book celebrates the power of joy in all seasons and circumstances of life through short stories, Scriptures, poems, and contemporary images. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy can come out of nowhere, surprising us in a moment of gratitude and delight. Joy can be hard-won, something we struggle to choose when our emotions lead us elsewhere. Different from happiness, joy has a divine quality-it can take our breath away with wonder and yet be strangely linked with sorrow. It can flood into our heart one moment and leave it aching the next. C.S. Lewis called it a \u003ci\u003eholy longing\u003c\/i\u003e--a kind of heavenly homesickness. \u003ci\u003eCount it All Joy: Stories, Poems, and Essays to Inspire the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on the ways joy has been found by others in many circumstances, inspiring us to reflect on how we might have more joy in our own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCount It All Joy\u003c\/i\u003e explores the joy that comes in all seasons of life: joy chosen defiantly in the face of suffering, joy found in generosity, joy hidden in the mundane, joy erupting from the wonder of creation, and joy springing from creativity. This biblically rooted, passionately hope-filled book combines evocative photography with poems, short stories, essays, and prose, from Scripture to Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Helen Keller, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, Emily Dickinson, and Mary Oliver, to Francine Rivers, Andrew Calis, Nikki Grimes, and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCount it All Joy: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombines classic and contemporary writings with compelling imagery that gives the book a fresh, modern aesthetic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes full-color illustrations and a ribbon marker--making it a beautiful gift for any occasion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill appeal to book lovers who enjoy and draw spiritual wisdom from classic and contemporary literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakes a thoughtful and meaningful gift for a friend who is going through a difficult time and for pastors, counselors, teachers, doctors, nurses, caregivers, and others in the field of service.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a culture of cynicism, false promises, and confusion, \u003ci\u003eCount it All Joy\u003c\/i\u003e points to the true and unfailing source of joy, God the creator and heavenly Father who delights in his people. It will leave you with a new understanding of joy - not as an elusive emotion, but as a spiritual power and vital necessity in our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Editors at Paraclete Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893480566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Editors at Paraclete Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801277935871,"sku":"9798893480566","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/count-it-all-joy-editors-at-paraclete-press-9798893480566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}