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Loved you interviewing yourself, while not going easy. Your book sounds very intriguing. Life does spring forth from death. I love the verse that reminds us we are but dust. I grew up on a farm and we spent many happy hours playing in the woods. So I trust this book will be very worthwhile.

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Apr 12Liked by Lore Wilbert

“Earthy things fall apart. Earthy things crumble. Earthy things die. That’s just the nature of being earthly. And that isn’t bad and we shouldn’t be surprised and, in fact, I think we should celebrate. Because a dead thing is not so far from becoming another living thing that’s better than the dead thing ever was or could be.”

Just, wow. I can’t wait for this book! Your writing echoes so much of the grief and wrestling and renovation of my own faith and story over the last several years.

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Apr 9Liked by Lore Wilbert

“Field notes on grief from the forest floor,” PS I definitely would have bought this book with this subtitle ❤️

Either way I am so stinking excited to get it in my hands and in my brain!!!

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I so enjoyed reading your interview with yourself. Delightfully insightful. I also appreciate the distinction between the expert writer and the explorer. I've never considered that before and wonder - are we both at different times and the topics we're writing on. Thanks for the contemplation.

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Apr 6Liked by Lore Wilbert

The way you expressed these issues was absolutely hysterical. I imagined you wearing a turtleneck, flipping it up over your mouth and down again with a hand puppet in the other hand. Something from the forest floor? A possum? A chipmunk? No, a mushroom. A talking mushroom….This was great. Thank you. :)

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Apr 6Liked by Lore Wilbert

🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

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Apr 6Liked by Lore Wilbert

So, this book is for "who are quietly grieving the mounting losses of the things they thought would stand forever" aka me. Will have to pick up a copy!!

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Apr 5Liked by Lore Wilbert

Your take on dominion as cultivation and fruitfulness vs domination is so helpful! WOW!! Thank you for that imagery.

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“Talk about it as much as I want”….Yeah! Me too! 😃

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Apr 4Liked by Lore Wilbert

Oh, I love your preferred sub-title! That would have definitely grabbed me.

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Best interview ever! Loved the sass of your interviewer 😉

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Apr 4Liked by Lore Wilbert

Someone told me last year that my book marketing was “not annoying” and that was legitimately the highest compliment for me. I know you know. So I’m just here to encourage you, Lore. This part is not for the faint of heart and you’re doing it well, with your creative integrity intact. 💛

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I love this! And I think maybe we should all conduct such interviews before our books release. After all, we do know what hope others will get out of it. And maybe write our own endorsements too! (Kidding.)

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Apr 3Liked by Lore Wilbert

I love this interview so much! 😂😍

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Apr 3Liked by Lore Wilbert

"More protein at breakfast," -- yes!

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One second I’m laughing and the next I’m knocked on my ass by something profound. And the in/out lists. I’m cackling. If my plants are struggling, I am absolutely also struggling.

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