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books & blog to grow faith in your garden

at garden in Delight, we grow faith like a mustard seed

at garden in Delight, we grow faith like a mustard seed

and we grow mustard seeds!

And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden
genesis 2:8 RSV

Shelley’s Newest Book

My Father is the Gardener features devotional essays on gardening themes and plants of the Bible, beautifully crafted with original artwork, mesmerizing macrophotography, and classic botanical illustrations to bring you pleasing-to-the-eye pages that are sure to delight! Enjoy digging into the world’s oldest gardening book from a plant-lover’s point of view.

Tag along with the Lord in His gardening work—preparing the soil, planting, watering, cultivating, composting—and discover that gardening provides a logic and poetry essential to growing a deeper communion with God and His Word. Perfect gift for a gardener!

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In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.
James 1:21 The Message

About the Author

Shelley S. Cramm loves to see the ancient words of Scripture come alive in today’s gardens. She has published My Father is the Gardener, Devotions in Botany and Gardening of the Bible and God’s Word for Gardeners Bible, writes the Devotions Blog at www.gardenindelight.com, and speaks enthusiastically to garden clubs and faith groups about the connection of garden to table to Scripture to life.

Wife and mother of five, Shelley’s inspiration to write a gardener’s Bible grew out of a routine of morning journaling and an enduring hope to finish up the laundry and go outside and play! Transplanted Californians, Shelley and her husband Topher live and garden happily in Irving, Texas.

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Happy Old Year 2022

Thank you, dear Gardeners, for another great year together! I am so glad we have…

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Year in ReviewTag: olive, olive oil

Christmas goodies fill a holiday plate, cookies from a neighborhood cookie exchange

Christmas Goodies

What is it about celebrating the birth of Jesus that urges us to give cookies,…

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Garden Recipes

Forest of Praise

Greetings from the time of year when the forest comes to us! Most nurseries, the…

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Garden MomentsTag: Christmas, conifer trees, cypress, fir, Isaiah 60:13, Isaiah's Evergreens, pine

rose hips discovered on a Thanksgiving walk at Fort Worth Botanic Garden

A Thanksgiving Walk Through Fort Worth Botanic Garden

What a happy Thanksgiving week at Garden in Delight! In addition to one of the…

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Gardens to VisitTag: apple tree, apricot tree, cinnamon, fig, fig tree, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, fountain, rose, song of songs, thanksgiving

burning bush by Eric Hunt, Flickr photos

Burning Bush

Fall color blazes brilliantly by now for many of you, and no plant dazzles better…

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Garden DesignTag: burning bush

Wanderer come home to a taberanlce feast at the table

“Wanderer, Come Home”

“Wanderer, come home,” are lyrics bellowed by singer David Crowder, in a serenade inviting our…

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Biblical FeastsTag: Biblical feasts, Feast of Tabernacles, myrtle, palm branches, sukkah, willow

grapevines remind of Jesus' proclamation, I am the Vine

I am the True Vine

“I am the true vine” is the 7th in a series of “I AM” revelations…

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Biblical Feasts, Garden MomentsTag: days of awe, grapevine

detail of garlic chives flowers which shine like stars in sunlight

Shine Like Stars

“Shine like stars,” the garlic chives seem to say, waving in the gentle breezes that…

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Garden DesignTag: alliums, garlic, garlic chives, leeks, Numbers 11:5, onions, Philippians 2:14-16, pollinators

Shelley's new book My Father is the Gardener photographed in rose petals

Preview my New Book

Drum roll, please! At long last, I am happy to announce the upcoming arrival of…

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Book ExcerptsTag: BRIT, BRIT Herbarium, BRIT Press, Holy Botany, My Father is the Gardener, new book

Bible plant lists from Leviticus 23:40 surrounded in greenery, pencil and pad ready

8 Great Plant Lists

Making a list of plants for your fall garden? God has made plenty of plant…

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Garden DesignTag: 7 species, acacia, Almond, aloes, balm, barley, calamus, cedar, cinnamon, citron, cumin, cypress, date palm, Deuteronomy 8:8, dill, eaglewood, etrog, Feast of Tabernacles, fig trees, garlic, Genesis 43:11, goodly trees, Isaiah 41:19, Isaiah 55:12, juniper, leeks, Leviticus 23:40, Luke 11:42, Matthew 23:23, melons, myrrh, myrtle, olive trees, onions, pistachio, pomegranates, rue, saffron, seven species, Song of Songs 4:13, thornbush, wild olive, willow

joy in drought? don't ask these leeks, ask the Lord!

Joy in Drought

Let’s get right to the point—we’re all sweating out here, at least in my southwestern…

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Garden MomentsTag: clay pot, dill, hyssop, leeks

Glimpse the Feast

A chance glance at a different translation of the Parable of the Talents has me…

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Biblical Feasts, Fruit of the Spirit, Garden RecipesTag: apple tree, apples, apricot tree, apricots, Biblical feasts, cinnamon, Feast of Tabernacles, fennel, fruit of the Spirit, Jewish Feasts

Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden book teaches to Be Fruitful

Book Review: Be Fruitful

Bible gardeners, I am so excited to introduce you to a special book published recently,…

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Book Review, Fruit of the SpiritTag: apple, apricot, Be Fruitful, fig, fig trees, fruit, fruit trees, grapevine, olive, olive trees, pomegranate, pomegranate trees, seven species

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Entwining Hearts

The Passion Translation® of the Bible reveals a dimension to the concept of waiting on…

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Garden MomentsTag: cucumber, grapevine, Isiaha 40:31, morning glory, star jasmine, vines

Red quinoa, red beets and red onions make a tasty celebration of the Red Sea deliverance in Exodus 14

Red Sea Recipe

Pentecost and Feast of Weeks festivities are taking place this weekend, the Christian and Jewish…

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Biblical Feasts, Garden RecipesTag: beets, coriander, Egypt, feast of weeks, garlic, honey, Jewish holidays, olive oil, onion, pentecost, pistachio, Shavuot

nigella flowers look starry in the garden

Nigella Know-How

More blue flowers from the book of Isaiah! Succeeding flax’s showy bloom from the last…

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Garden DesignTag: blue flowers, flower gardening, Isaiah 28, Isaiah 40, nigella, seeds, spices

flax flowers bring us to Isaiah 19 and God's redemption

Flax Flowers and God’s Redemption

Flax’s dainty, delightful, periwinkle blue flowers have intrigued me for years. Delicate-looking and destined to…

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Garden Design, Garden PrayersTag: flax, Isaiah 19, linen, meadow gardens

enter Psalm 22 and the mystery of its prophecy

Faith’s Humble Journey

This Grounded in God series, pondering Isaiah 53, has been nearly a play-by-play for the…

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Grounded in GodTag: Isaiah 53, Lent, Lent2022, Psalm 22

lenten roses seem to lead us in humble prayers, little flower faces downcast in humility

Humble Prayers

Isaiah 53 reveals the Lord’s ministry of intercession, making all the humble prayers we offer…

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Grounded in GodTag: Isaiah 53, Lent, Lent2022, Lenten roses, mustard flowers, prayer

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Humble Places

“I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with…

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Grounded in GodTag: garden path, humility, Lent, Lent2022

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Weeding Out Proud Words

Gardeners are always on the look out for weeds—yes, perhaps obsessive tendencies take over when…

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Grounded in GodTag: Hannah, Isaiah 53, Lent, Lent2022, weeding, weeds

Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom Song of Songs 7:12 NIV

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February
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Friday

Meet the Artisans Book Signing Reception at BRIT

Botanical Research Institute of Texas | Fort Worth, Texas
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February
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Saturday

Plant Workshop for My Father is the Gardener

Botanical Research Institute of Texas | Fort Worth, Texas
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August
Hilton Minneapolis Downtown
Tuesday

GardenComm 2023 Annual Conference

Hilton Minneapolis Downtown | Minneapolis, MN
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explore the plants of the Bible and see what might grow in your garden and flourish your faith from garden to table

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My Father is the Gardener is the first of a four-book series by author Shelley S. Cramm, collaborating with BRIT Press, the publishing department of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT). Located at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, BRIT is an international scientific research and learning center, conducting scholarly research to discover, understand, and conserve plants and all life.

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Attention, all! See the marvels of God! He plants flowers and trees all over the earth
Psalm 46:8 The Message
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author & gardener👩🏽‍🌾 growing with God in our Texas garden, Bible in one hand, trowel in the other! Blessings from garden to table🌱📖🌳🍴Latest blog:

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Ice beauty from Irving today❄️🤍❄️probab Ice beauty from Irving today❄️🤍❄️probably not so pretty at the airport so we are praying travel mercies 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽#gardenprayers
“Take a bunch of hyssop leaves…” Exodus 12:2 “Take a bunch of hyssop leaves…” Exodus 12:22 begins, and this is the beautiful drawing by @laylalunastudio for #myfatheristhegardener to illustrate and celebrate this holy Word🌿🎨🎉If you are reading the #parashah (weekly portions of Torah) this week, you have already discovered this bunch of hyssop, now bee🐝 inspired to plant it in your garden! Hyssop is a hardy herb, the bees love its little snowflake-like flowers, and it is a gentle reminder of God’s forgiveness and cleansing from all our sins. Thank you, Lord! 🌿💦🙏🏽 Order my book from @brit_press 📗link in bio and join us for a Meet the Artisans book signing in February 24th, Layla will bee there!😉 #torah #exodus12 #deliverancefromslavery #pesach #sinisslavery #Godforgives #thankyouJesus #passoverlamb  #freedom #freedomday  #forgiveness #biblegardens #bibleplants #hyssop #beesloveit #pollinators #newbook #gardening #botany
Baby it’s cold outside!!😍❄️💙 Baby it’s cold outside!!😍❄️💙
“I’ve never had a devotional full of compost,” a new friend commented to me. #spoileralert 😆The last chapter of #myfatheristhegardener is all about composting, because what better way to believe that God will use all the evils that strike our lives for good than to keep a compost pile and see for ourselves! The castoffs, food scraps, clippings, and dead leaves are transformed into nourishing compost to add to garden soil and grow goodness and beauty. Wow, it amazes me every time. Preach it from the pile, Joseph: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20 NIV; Jonah: “But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit.” Jonah 2:6 NIV; Paul: “Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision for the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.” Philippians 1:19 NIV #believe #newbook #compost #composting #gardening #godswordforgardeners #biblegarden #thewordandtheland #genesis50 #jonah2 #philippians1 #thankyoujesus #transformed
A library is the best place to be for a rainy day, A library is the best place to be for a rainy day, don’t you think?! ☔️📗👏🏼And this library is extra-special, filled with ALL gardening books!! A big thank you to Jodi Zambino at the Texas Garden Clubs office in Fort Worth for making a place for #myfatheristhegardener in their library. Come check it out!  #rainyday #weneedit #timetoread #readingisfreedom #texasgardenclubs #horticulturelibraries #botany #gardening @brit_press #bibleplants #biblegardens #youcangrowthis
📗#myfatheristhegardener is now available @powel 📗#myfatheristhegardener is now available @powellsbooks 🎉🌿👏🏼 I’m so grateful to be a part of this legendary book store!! Copies are in stock at the downtown location and at the Cedar Hills store in Beaverton or shop online (link in bio) Find a happy place in a new book for the New Year with God in the garden!!📚👩🏽‍🌾🌷 #newbook #shoplocal #powellsbooks #bookstoreheaven #reading #readingislife #gardenreading #gardening #botany #biblegardens #bibleplants @brit_org @brit_press
I love the winter sun on our kitchen table. And I I love the winter sun on our kitchen table. And I love work-from-home lunches with my husband…ok, today is a little extravagant with homemade BLTs👏🏼❤️🍅🎉 #workfromhome #writerslife #hemakesmyluncheveryday #homesweethome #wintersun #playsequence #happynewyear
Happy New Year!! 🎉🎉🎉But first a look at t Happy New Year!! 🎉🎉🎉But first a look at the happy old year and a special Word for 2023🕊️🪴💚 www.gardenindelight.com/happy-old-year-2022/ or link in bio #gardening #faith #fun #peace
Passing along Topher’s view from the duck pond t Passing along Topher’s view from the duck pond this morning, aaahhhh, so peaceful!🌅☀️🙏🏽And my perpetual prayer for him there - “[May he be] one who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, is like the morning light when the sun rises on a cloudless morning, the glisten of rain on sprouting grass.” 2 Samuel 23:3-4 CSB #morningprayer #happynewday
Merry Christmas from our home to yours!!!🎄✨❤️
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