Hi friends! I want to tell you about a brand-spanking-new book (it was just released yesterday!) that I really think you’ll love. The Growing Season: A year of Down-on-the-Farm Devotions by Sarah Philpott is a fresh, charming, funny, and poignant book that will bring you encouragement and comfort.
There are so many wonderful aspects to this book. First, Sarah writes all about her experiences on their family’s Tennessee farm, and as a person who was raised on a family farm, I love, love, love the stories and can relate to them so well.
I love how Sarah weaves her faith in Christ into her family experiences and farm life. The Bible uses agriculture over and over to teach us about the meaningful things in this world, and Sarah weaves her experiences on the farm into faith lessons and prayers that she beautifully shares with the reader.
This verse helps me stay sane: “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox” (Proverbs 14:4) This reminder encourages me to practice gratitude for the hard circumstances, the toilsome labor, and the straight-up-yucky (someone has to clean up the mess the oxen leave in the manger).
The Growing Season by Sarah philpott
And I love how Sarah shares favorite family recipes all throughout the book, which is organized into seasons. I can’t wait to try her Hearty Beef Stew and Wasper Pie (this one is based on an incident where wasps were accidentally baked into a pie!- HA!)
Good news! Sarah has generously shared a copy to giveaway to one of our readers. Just comment below to be entered into the giveaway. I’ll draw a random winner one week from today, October 20th.
This book would be a delightful holiday or hostess gift for someone who is special to you. Make sure to grab a few copies here.
This looks like the perfect book for me – also a farm-raised girl, now farm-wife loving the wide open spaces of country living & loving Jesus!
Thank you!
This looks like such an interesting book. I can’t wait to read it. I will definitely buy it.
From one farm girl to another – thanks for writing this book. I can hardly wait to get my hands on it!
You will love all of the farm stories and be able to relate to the anecdotes.
Looks like a devotional book that intentionally seeks our God . Draws us deeper into his word.
Yes, it really does those things.
As a Tennessee girl, I’d love this book!!!
I’ve never been to Tennessee, but EVERYONE says how lovely it is, and I hope to take our family there someday.
I would love to have this book for my daily devotionals
Yes, this would be a lovely addition to a quiet time with the Lord.
This sounds like a wonderful & interesting book for most of us who have not tasted farm life. It is especially important for the younger generation who sometimes are not aware of how we really come by our food in the grocery stores. That being said Sarah makes it even more wonderful with Scripture & ideas relating to our spiritual life. A lovely gift for anyone or self! Thank you for sharing this with Gingham Apron readers!!
Exactly, Phyllis!
This book looks wonderful! Just what I need at this time.
Cindy
This book sounds great!!
I always look forward to getting the email from the Gingham Apron! I love the recipes and words of inspiration. Thank you so much! The new book looks wonderful!
This looks so awesome! I love celebrating God’s beautiful creation!
Love reading the gingham apron emails, and now a book too. This book is the inspiration I have been looking for the new year 2022.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m so glad you enjoy the emails and The Gathering Table. Blessings to you.
I didn’t grow up on a farm but as a child I dreamed of just that almost every night, I didn’t like being a city kid and was so jealous of my cousin who did live on a farm. This looks like a gem of a book, thanks for the giveaway!
Born and raised on an Iowa farm with my six brothers and sisters and now a farm wife for almost 50 years as we continue to raise crops and livestock with our son and family, I know I would love this farm-themed devotional.
What a beautiful farm heritage you have! It was lovely to hear from you. 💗
I enjoyed the snippet of the book. I do not live on a farm, but I can see that the book would both educate me about farm life and bring insight about the work of our Lord Jesus.
So excited. The cookbook is my absolute favorite and have given it as gifts. Just knowing that there are strong Christian families in this world is so comforting and feel like there is a real gingham apron sisterhood! Much blessings to all!
Aileen, Thank you so much for your kind words and for purchasing The Gathering Table. That means more to us than we can say!
Sounds wonderful!!
This looks so good!! It would make a great gift and I want one for myself. Thanks for introducing me to this book.
I purchased The Gathering Table for a friend and myself and we both love the book. I’ve been to thegingham apron.com site and used the Pumpkin Bar recipe and everyone loved it. I am eager to get this devotional book too! Thank you!
Linda, We can’t tell you how much we appreciate readers like you who have supported us by buying the book. Thank you so much!
I, too, was raised on a family farm (a generation earlier than you!)..I would love a copy. My aunts and I have never exchanged Christmas gifts but I think I’ll order a few copies as a surprise treat. They all love the Lord and have been (or still are Farm Wives – really partners as all that I know a farm wife is that but SO much more!
Have a blessed day!