What lessons did you learn in the garden as a child? Personally, I remember the wonder of seeing new sprouts poke through the dirt and green strawberries brighten to red under the summer sun. Gardening taught me about God’s good creation, and as I became a mom I understood that patience and cultivation related…
Make It Happen: Seeds
When you identify and remove weeds from your garden, you make room for new things to grow. You prepare for greatness by clearing the soil for the seeds God wants you to plant. What is it that God wants you to make happen? What does He want you to grow to fulfill His purpose for…
Plant Your Seeds
Faith in Action When we told our close friends and family that we were pregnant and that we still felt called to adopt, many people thought we were crazy and cautioned us to reconsider the timing. But Ari and I held fast to an unexplainable, unwavering faith that this was God’s plan. This plan didn’t…
Rock Gardening: The Impossible Person
Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. — 1 Corinthians 3:7 Who is the seemingly impossible person in your life whom you must interact with on a regular basis? There’s someone like that in everyone’s life. Perhaps we work with them, serve with…
Trusting Through Trials: Can You Take the Heat?
So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. – Daniel 3:21 Read: Daniel 3:10-29 Thicken the Plot: Isaiah 43:1-3; 2 Timothy 3:10-11; Revelation 14:12 Perhaps it’s a bit dramatic to compare a heat wave in summer to the experience of Daniel’s friends, thrown into the fiery…
Spiritual Gardening: A Growing in Christ Lesson for Kids
Spring is in the air and my family is enjoying the warmer days and gentle breezes. Along with spring comes the beloved gardening season. Our spring days are often filled with weeding, planting, watering, and more! My favorite part of preparing my garden? Carefully choosing the flowers and plants – both annuals that my family will replace…