Gentle Introduction 🍂 The garden is never still. Even in October, when much of the season is winding down, there’s always movement beneath the surface. Roots deepen, soil shifts, seeds wait. The same is true for us: even when one chapter feels like it’s closing, the Spirit is already preparing the next. For years, I…
🌿“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9 Every garden begins in hope—but it’s sustained by faith. This week on the Rooted in Grace Podcast, we’re stepping into Part Three of my book, Rooted in Grace:…
A quiet invitation to notice, name, and nurture what endured 🌿 Opening Reflection: What Remains Is Worth Remembering By the time summer begins to wane, your garden tells the truth. Some things didn’t make it—burned out, bug-bitten, bolted too fast. But some things did survive. Some things kept growing, quietly and faithfully, even under scorching…
A gentle guide to documenting the season, learning from your soil, and growing with grace 🌿 Opening Reflection: Write It Down Before You Forget Fall in the garden can feel quieter. The buzz of summer slows. Beds begin to empty. Some crops thrive in the cooling air while others fade away. And somewhere in the…
Real reflections from a year of heat, failure, grace, and unexpected growth 🌿 Opening: What I Thought I Knew Every year I step into the garden with a plan. And every year, it humbles me. This one? It stretched me sideways. I fought the heat, learned what bolting really looks like, lost more squash than…
How to Preserve What Grew Well—and Why It Matters 🌿 Opening Reflection: A Harvest Worth Keeping There’s something sacred about saving seeds—especially tomato seeds. Maybe it’s because tomatoes are a garden favorite we tend with such care. We start them indoors when it’s still cold out. We harden them off, trellis them, prune them, talk…
