Devotion from the Garden“Falling Short”Sometimes life gets in the way. Sometimes we don’t utilize the opportunities given by God. Sometimes our resources are wasted. Sometimes we just fail at being st...  Read More

Devotion from the GardenBitter vs. BetterAnyone that gardens knows the importance of removing weeds with the root. All too often, I pull the top off of the weed and leave the root. I do this because t...  Read More

Devotion from the Garden“Don’t Waste What He Provides”“What good is all of this if it isn’t used?” I think. I sat staring in awe of the beauty of this garden and the fruit it produced. BUT, without fi...  Read More

Devotion from the Garden“Spill over”The strawberries are so aggressive. They have outgrown their spaces, and they are spilling over to the ground below them. They sprout runners that will continue to ...  Read More

Devotion from the Garden “Generational Sin vs. Generational Blessing”My garden, and the earth around it, is a chest of treasures waiting to be unearthed. My Pa and his family have lived in this area f...  Read More

Devotion from the Garden“Storms”Yesterday I was mid-plow (and yes, plow… I hand-plow, because I hate the sound of the tiller), when the storms started rolling in. By the third lightening warning on my...  Read More

Devotion from the Garden“Choosing Hope”This little plant had its leaves plucked from it by a bird. I was going to pull it like I did many others, but decided to leave it and just see. Over the last we...  Read More

Devotion from the GardenIt’s interesting how weeds find their way to your garden. But if you research, you will find that weeds, especially Henbit and dead Neddle love “disturbed areas”. They grow wel...  Read More

Devotions in the GardenThe winter rains, cold days, and gloomy skies make it hard for those in desperate need of the sun. BUT these winter rains saturate the ground and begin to fill the underground a...  Read More

Devotion from the Garden The garden is a place of blood, sweat and, occasionally, tears. This weather pushes me into my garden (mentally). The bitter winds make me crave the warmth of the summer, the ...  Read More

Devotion from the GardenSoul on FireThe days in the garden will be few and far between right now, but it was time to burn off last years plants to prepare for next year. I suppose I’m a bit if a pyro,...  Read More

Abiding. Isn’t it funny that nature doesn’t ask questions. It doesn’t worry or concern itself with what if’s. It simply lives in obedience. The tree didn’t ask how long its blooms would last in Decemb...  Read More