Day 7 | The Gracious Gardner

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13 (KJV) I used to (and sometimes still do) get discouraged because it seems to take me so long to become the woman that God wants me to be. I ask God “Why can’t I be more quiet and gentle? I can’t I be…

Day 6 | Dying to Live

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. John 12:24 (KJV) Each year perennials “die” for a short while. They grow and bloom over the spring and summer and die when their season has…

Day 5 | The Faith to Wait for Your Garden to Grow

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;  Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 2 (KJV) Last summer I purchased several packets of various wildflower seeds. I…

Day 4 | Tending to Your Garden

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) From the Garden of our Heart Devotional I got my love for flowers from my mother. She gave me advice on where and how to plant different types…

Day 2 | How do you Choose the Seeds for Your Garden?

Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. When we choose seeds or flowers for our gardens, we choose them for what they can give to us. They must be pretty or fragrant; attract…

Day 1 | How Does Our Garden Grow?

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me—and I in him—bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing. John 15:5 (NET) Without water, light and fertile soil seeds planted in a garden will soon wither and die. Water is needed to open the hard shell so the seed can germinate…

The Amazing Faithfulness of God

Today’s Scripture Study | Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. In August of 2021, I embarked on quite an adventure…the purchase of a mobile home. At nearly 70 years old, a widow, and a women who’s income is not always stable; Proverbs 3:5-6 takes on new…

Walking With God

Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. Genesis 5:24