Placemaker by Christie Purifoy Book Review.
I used a full tin of book darts on this book… I almost feel like I could just leave my review at that, but I have more to say!
Placemaker was one of those wonderful right books at the right time situations. I slowly savored this one over the last two months and it will be one I revisit over time. A book that can combine gardening, faith and lyrical writing is pretty ideal for me.
”Who are the placemakers? They are the ones who gaze over emptiness and, sometimes through tears, see shimmering possibility.”
Placemaker by Christie Purifoy
I am so thankful to have been raised in a family that stops to notice the beauty around us and to see the Creator behind it. This book call us to that and invites us to be part of the caring of that creation. I also particularly enjoyed the sections on hospitality. Having been going through a difficult season of life, I’ve been hunkering down in more isolation than I’d like. We’re called to be in community and this book was a good reminder of the beauty that can come from that.
There is so much more I could say about this book, but I’m trying to keep it short and sweet! As much as I love non fiction I tend to move through them much slower than fiction, but I feel the reward can be so great in the end. Have you read a book recently that left you feeling thoughtful and inspired?
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 9780310352242
Get it at: Amazon or Book Depository
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Summary from publisher:
In Placemaker, Christie Purifoy invites us to notice our soul’s desire for beauty, our need to create and to be created again and again. As she reflects on the joys and sorrows of two decades as a placemaker and her recent years living in and restoring a Pennsylvania farmhouse, Christie shows us that we are all gardeners. No matter our vocation, we spend much of our lives tending, keeping, and caring. In each act of creation, we reflect the image of God. In each moment of making beauty, we realize that beauty is a mystery to receive.
Weaving together her family’s journey with stories of botanical marvels and the histories of the flawed yet inspiring placemakers who shaped the land generations ago, Christie calls us to cultivate orchards and communities, to clap our hands along with the trees of the fields. Placemaker is a timely yet timeless reminder that the cultivation of good and beautiful places is not a retreat from the real world but a holy pursuit of a world that is more real than we know. A call to tend the soul, the land, and the places we share with one another. A reminder that we are always headed home.
Placemaker by Christie Purifoy Book Review.
