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Spirit Water Publications!

Spirit Water Publications is a non-profit publishing company dedicated to sending out the written word, photography, and artistic creations inspired by God-given life so others may be more alive to that life that is filled with freedom and to know better the character of the God who gives it.  Started in 2002 by artist and author, Sarah Katreen Hoggatt, the company has been overjoyed to touch the lives and inspire the people along life's journey whom Sarah has come in contact with.

With a fourth book in the writing stages and a new photography line released, as well as the continued production of the matted poetry line, the company is excited for this new growth and is looking forward to seeing where this will take us in the future.   We hope you will take a look at the books, see the faces behind them, and please sign the guest book!

July 2010

Simplicity

You always find out how much stuff you really have when you move. You also realize how much you have that you don't use. Think about it. How much stuff do you have that you wouldn't miss if you didn't have it? Really? How much would you never know is gone? Those are the questions I asked myself, and am still asking myself, as I packed up my belongings and then unpacked them shortly thereafter. Going to Africa was a terrific lesson in how much I have that I don't need. For example, in a book I was recently reading, it said we use about 20% of our wardrobe 80% of the time. The author suggested moving everything you wear for a month to one side of the closet and seeing how much you use for yourself. Now I haven't done that, but I know even after all the cleaning out of my closet I have done in the last year and again when I moved, I still have way too many clothes. Every time I get rid of some of the clothes, it's easier to give away more. I have this ideal in my mind of a closet with tons of open space, of clothes that wave in the breeze. I admire people's ability to keep themselves to this lower amount which is so much better financially, spatially, and mentally....

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Photography Line -

As you can see from the pictures posted with past newsletters, Sarah has been working on expanding her photography portfolio.  There is now a photography page on this webpage showcasing both framed photography and photography on greeting cards.

Quaker Youth Book Project -

Sarah is serving as one of ten members on the International Editorial Board for the Quaker Youth Book Project.  Together they have created and compiled an international anthology, Spirit Rising: Young Quaker Voices, published in May of 2010 on the spiritual journeys, life transitions, and experiences of Quakerism through the eyes of young adults. 

Poetry Book #3 -

For four years you have been asking for a third poetry book, Sarah has now started working on the project!   To find out more about the book, including a selection of eight of the new poems to be included, please click here.