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Keeping Blessing Hill is the story of how two very flawed people built a welcoming home out of a dilapidated barn, turned a wildly overgrown hill into a garden, and lived out a commitment to honor Christ in every aspect of their lives.
About the author
Joyce Sackett and her husband, John, served as staff with The Navigators, an international interdenominational Christian ministry focused on discipleship, for fifty years, in three countries. Today, Joyce and John are members of Timonium Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Maryland where they mentor their church shepherding group and lead several Bible studies. Joyce has a degree in Art Education plus post-graduate credits in writing. She has also published a devotional,
In God's Garden, a devotional calendar,
Finding God in the Garden, and
Goodbye, Jeanine, her memoir of her daughter's suicide. Joyce has also had articles published in
Discipleship Journal and is a popular speaker at women's retreats and conferences.
Summary
Keeping Blessing Hill is the story of how two very flawed people built a welcoming home out of a dilapidated barn, turned a wildly overgrown hill into a garden, and lived out a commitment to honor Christ in every aspect of their lives by opening their hearts to whatever God wanted to do. It turned out what God had in mind was “keeping”: keeping a house and garden, keeping an open door, keeping a strong marriage, and keeping devotion to those things that are eternal. Meditations about joy and glory and wonder mingle with practical household tips, recipes, and amusing stories about a family that knows how to keep life jolly as readers gain a fresh attentiveness to and perspective on God, nature, and relationships.
