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Turning of Days: Lessons From Nature, Science, and Spirit is the latest title by Hannah Anderson. This book is different from her previous three titles in that it reads like more of a journal. Anderson does an excellent job of sharing her observations from nature with readers and uses those observations to point them to God. The chapters in the book are short yet hope-filled. Although I don’t have as much gardening and outdoor experience, I also tend to look for ways that nature points to the reality that God exists and He’s created everything. I really enjoyed reading Hannah’s observations, particularly a few from the winter section.
One of my favorites is, “The writer to the Hebrews describes faith this way: ‘Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.’ And so it is with the seasons. It’s only because we have past seasons that we believe in future ones; it’s only because we have seen certain patterns that we act in certain ways. We plant a seed because we believe it will grow, and we harvest because we believe winter will come. So the seasons teach us to believe in a future season we cannot yet see, but the unpredictability of the seasons teaches us to trust the One who will bring it to pass,” (pgs. 40-41).
The pages of Turning of Days feature Anderson’s wisdom accompanied by lovely artwork from her husband, Nathan. The book’s chapters are divided into four sections, one section for each season of the year. The chapters conclude with Scripture references for readers to look up as they desire to learn more about what Hannah shares in each chapter. Overall, I really enjoyed Turning of Days and eagerly anticipate reading more by Anderson in the future.
I received Turning of Days compliments of Moody Publishers in exchange for my honest review.
