While weeding is generally considered part of the cultivating work of keeping a garden, the practice has a nuance all to …
Cultivating & Cucumbers, Leeks, Onions, and Garlic
Does the arrival of spring stir your heart for summer vegetables? The garden, perhaps more than any other place, …
Watering & Papyrus and Hyssop
Women at the well, parched deserts, well-watered gardens, and many more references to water in the landscape overflow in …
Planting & Crown Anemones and Crocus
Deciding to plant a garden begins with a rush of decision-making followed by the muscle-moving chores of preparing the …
Preparing the Soil & Thistles and Thorns
Preparing the soil is where garden dreams meet the ground, for a garden plant’s best chance at good growth and lifelong …
Choosing & Olive and Oak Trees
The Lenten season began yesterday, February 22nd, and the Garden in Delight Devotions Blog responds with a special …
Faith’s Humble Journey
Reading Isaiah 53 has been nearly a play-by-play for the Savior’s way, helping to ground our hearts in the weeks leading …
Humble Prayers
‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious[b] things that you still do not know …
Humble Places
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Colossians 4:18 NIV Paul’s simple …
Weeding Out Proud Words
Gardeners are always on the look out for weeds—yes, perhaps obsessive tendencies take over when it comes to unwanted …
Humble Servants
Today is a celebration crossroads for two of God’s humble servants, Queen Esther and St. Patrick. While such a faith …
Humility is Holy Ground
Hard questions arise when it comes to Christ’s crushing humility, and the contrasting heights and lengths to which pride …