Roots and Sky

When Christie Purifoy arrived at Maplehurst that September, she was heavily pregnant with both her fourth child and her dreams of creating a sanctuary that would be a fixed point in her busily spinning world. The sprawling Victorian farmhouse sitting atop a Pennsylvania hill held within its walls the possibility of a place where her family could grow, where friends could gather, and where Christie could finally grasp and hold the thing we all long for--home.
In lyrical, contemplative prose, Christie slowly unveils the small trials and triumphs of that first year at Maplehurst--from summer's intense heat and autumn's glorious canopy through winter's still whispers and spring's gentle mercies. Through stories of planting and preserving, of opening the gates wide to neighbors, and of learning to speak the language of a place, Christie invites readers into the joy of small beginnings and the knowledge that the kingdom of God is with us here and now.
Anyone who has felt the longing for home, who yearns to reconnect with the beauty of nature, and who values the special blessing of deep relationships with family and friends will love finding themselves in this story of earthly beauty and soaring hope.

Cand Christie Purifoy a sosit la Maplehurst in septembrie, era gravida atat cu al patrulea copil, cat si cu visele sale de a crea un sanctuar care sa fie un punct fix in lumea ei agitata. Ferma victoriana intinsa, asezata pe varful unui deal din Pennsylvania, a tinut in interiorul zidurilor posibilitatea unui loc in care familia ei sa poata creste, in care prietenii sa se poata aduna si in care Christie sa poata intelege si sa tina in sfarsit lucrurile pe care toti le dorim - acasa.