Description
In this memoir about winters on her family's farm, author Phyllis Tickle offers glimpses of rural family life while telling a simple story of faith lived out and grace revealed. What the Land Already Knows, the first in a series of three books based on the liturgical year, is a collection of nostalgic tales that explores the mysteries of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany and reveals the presence of God in the everyday.
From making homemade grapevine wreaths, to rescuing a newborn calf from the cold, Tickle, a physician's wife and mother of seven, illuminates small moments of meditation and worship in the ordinary events of life. Scripture passages enrich the narratives and add biblical context. In the stillness of winter, Tickle discovers a stillness of soul and nearness to God that show the thread of liturgy woven into the fabric of everyday life.
Reviews
"This book might spark a run on real estate in rural Tennessee! It awakened in me nostalgia and ultimately envy for such a solidly rooted life."
— PHILIP YANCEY,
author Soul Survivor and What's So Amazing About Grace
"Tickle brilliantly and sensitively weaves liturgical feasts and moods through the life of her family on the farm. This book…will open the door to a whole new world of joy and celebration of the important events in the life of every Christian. It is a most enjoyable and heartwarming story."
— JOSEPH F. GIRZONE,
author, Joshua
"Unashamedly joyful, sweet but never saccharin, rich in feeling but never merely sentimental: a hymn of praise."
— JOHN WILSON,
editor, Books & Culture
Related Titles:
Wisdom in the Waiting
The Graces We Remember
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