Christie Purifoy, author of Roots and Sky and Placemaker, is a wife, mom of 4, and gardener who delights in the work and ministry of placemaking. You will walk away from today's chat built up and inspired to see your own home and place in a different light!
What we Chat about in This Episode:
~Christie's books, Roots and Sky and Placemaker
~The beauty of Christie's book, Placemaker, what led her to write it, what readers can expect, and how it inspires folks to see the value of the work of placemaking
~The beauty of God's creation and the part it plays in our understanding and knowing of God and our growth in Him
~Placemaking being for everyone, and not just homemaking, home decorating types - because we were all made in the image of a creative, place-making God
~Turning creativity and placemaking into a true source of ministry
~How Christie's journey towards being a placemaker began
~Being a humble placemaker - not just imposing one's own will on a place, but also learning and growing by a place's influence on oneself
~The correlation between hospitality and placemaking - how they differ and how they are similar
~Introvertedness and serving others
~The challenges Christie faces in placemaking
~The financial aspect of placemaking; the financial care of Christie's home, Maplehurst
~A story of placemaking that Christie wanted to share with the listeners
~The correlation between placemakng and peacemaking
~The Purifoys experience of moving around a lot; placemaking for families and individuals with very nomadic lifestyles; how to send your roots down deep and be placemakers in an area when you may not live there very long
~Receiving and learning from a place before rushing to change it
~Practical tips and first steps for getting started placemaking
~The beauty of the small acts of noticing a place
~The gift of the wilderness places
~And more!
Head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast for the full shownotes!
067: The Life-Changing Work of Placemaking with Christie Purifoy