Feb 1, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
My church recently began a brick walkway fundraiser. The path from the parking lot to the church is being laid with bricks that are engraved with names, dates, or other information that someone feels is important. I ordered two bricks. One says, “Plant a Garden” and...
Jan 21, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
January and February are two of my favorite months. It’s not that I like walking on icy sidewalks or shoveling snow all that much. I just love that it’s time to order seeds, and begin starting them indoors. At the garden center, later in spring, people will ask...
Dec 20, 2008 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens
Yesterday we had our first snowfall of the winter. I was thrilled. Although my adult self worries about getting out the next morning, there is still a child in me that feels like every snowstorm is a celebration. This morning the landscape is transformed. Because the...
Dec 1, 2008 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Last week on the radio I referred to my property as “Poison Ivy Acres”, as I have on this blog and my website many times. Later that day I ran into one of my listeners and he said, “Poison Ivy Acres? Why that name? Aren’t there more beautiful...
Oct 13, 2008 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Uncategorized
I went into the garden in a reflective mood this morning after reading A Sacred Journey at breakfast. An article by Rabbi Robert Freedman and another by Erika Hastings got me thinking about gardening as a form of prayer. Of course it’s possible: anything, art,...
Oct 9, 2008 | Garden Celebrations, Uncategorized
And you know I’m not talking about stocks. I”m talking about remembering to share the garden as often as possible. The days go by and I get busy…there’s work, lot’s of work, and family in distant places. There’s my elderly...
