Devotions from the Garden: Finding Peace and Rest from Your Hurried Life (A 90-Day Devotional)

Devotions from the Garden: Finding Peace and Rest from Your Hurried Life (A 90-Day Devotional)

Enjoy the wonder and beauty of the garden and grow in your faith with garden-focused devotions and stunning photography of life in full bloom. Is the garden your happy place? Does gardening give you peace? Devotions from the Garden takes you to that place where dewdrops settle and butterflies gather to witness the miracles of God's creation bloom and grow. Devotions from the Garden : Includes 90 devotions that explore the parallels of life with the elements of the garden to help you see God, sense His presence, soothe your soul, and help you rest in knowing He is with you throughout each day - Is perfect for gardeners, flower enthusiasts, and nature lovers - Is a great size for gift baskets, ideal for garden club meetings, and fitting for anyone looking for inspirational content to start their day - Includes beautiful photographs with a fresh, contemporary design for timeless appeal Come to the garden alone, and fill your soul with His presence. There's nothing on earth like the peace and loveliness of a magnificent garden. It's the place where Adam and Eve first fellowshipped with God, and where you, too, can escape from this chaotic world into His loving arms of beauty and serenity. Other books in the Devotions from … series include: Devotions from the Beach - Devotions from the Mountains - Devotions from the Lake - Devotions from the Front Porch - Devotions from the Kitchen Table Miriam Drennan is the author of Devotions for the Beach and the Days You Wish You Were There and Soar Above the Madness: Surviving Office Politics Without Losing Your Mind, Your Job, or Your Lunch. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she enjoys gardening and playing with words. Drop her a line at www.that-writer.com. Devotions from the Garden Finding Peace and Rest from Your Hurried Life By Miriam Drennan Thomas Nelson Copyright © 2015 Thomas Nelson All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7180-3050-6 Contents 1. God's Transforming Grace, 10, 2. Perennials, 12, 3. Neglected Beds, 16, 4. Soil Testing, 18, 5. Blueberries and Boxwoods, 20, 6. Almanacs, 22, 7. God's Timing, 24, 8. Dirt Under Your Fingernails, 26, 9. A Family Affair, 30, 10. Landscapers vs. Farmers vs. Gardeners, 32, 11. Sowing to the Flesh, 34, 12. Companion Planting, 36, 13. Crop Rotation, 38, 14. Grace in the Garden, 42, 15. The Mantis, 44, 16. Seed Cleaning, 46, 17. The Spark of Life, 48, 18. Nature's Plow, 52, 19. Germination, 54, 20. Repellers, 56, 21. Sun Exposure, 60, 22. Pinching and Deadheading, 62, 23. Grafted to Him, 64, 24. Native Plants, 66, 25. Engineered Holiness, 68, 26. Mulch and Root Flares, 70, 27. Pruning, 72, 28. Paintbrush Pollination, 76, 29. Root Systems, 78, 30. Root Rot, 80, 31. Fruit Trees, 82, 32. Succession Planting, 86, 33. Rainy Days, 88, 34. Drought, 90, 35. Honeybees, 92, 36. Pesticides, 96, 37. Living Among Weeds, 98, 38. Wind, 100, 39. Nothing Is Maintenance-Free, 102, 40. Zinnias, 104, 41. Watersheds, 106, 42. God's Greenhouse, 110, 43. Permaculture, 112, 44. Noah's Vineyard, 114, 45. Heirloom Plants, 116, 46. When Roots Go Haywire, 120, 47. Tomato Disorders, 122, 48. Unfailing Waters, 124, 49. Overwatering, 127, 50. Staking, 128, 51. Blight and Powdery Mildew, 130, 52. Composting, 134, 53. Pulling Weeds, 136, 54. Untapped Harvest, 138, 55. Call of the Wild, 140, 56. The Seasons, 142, 57. Butterflies, 144, 58. Waiting, 146, 59. Netting, 148, 60. The Mustard Seed, 150, 61. Mystery Plant, 154, 62. No Formula for Flourishing, 156, 63. Blooms but No Fruit, 158, 64. Monkey Grass, 160, 65. Straw Bale Gardens, 162, 66. Container Gardening, 164, 67. The Spiritual Garden, 168, 68. Pallet Gardening, 170, 69. Rock Gardening, 172, 70. The Forgotten Crop, 174, 71. A Time to Rest, 176, 72. Butterfly Gardens, 178, 73. Herb Gardens, 182, 74. Rain Gardens, 184, 75. Sowing to the Spirit, 186, 76. Ladybugs, 190, 77. The Riches of Remnants, 192, 78. Stumpers, 194, 79. Bringing the Firstfruits, 196, 80. Gifts from the Garden and the Heart, 198, 81. Year-Round Harvest, 202, 82. Planting, Watering, Growing, 204, 83. Thanks for the Harvest, 206, 84. Offering the Fruit of Our Labor, 208, 85. Remain in Him, 210, 86. The Plant That Struggled, 212, 87. The Soils, 214, 88. Growing As God Intended, 216, 89. The Sower, 218, 90. The Command of the Ages, 222, CHAPTER 1 GODS TRANSFORMING GRACE Our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. Philippians 3:20–24 NKJV Perennial bulbs produce such gorgeous plants and flowers year after year that it's hard to believe their unsightly, humble beginnings. Bulbs originate as somewhat withered-looking balls, some with fine, hairy roots extending outward, and others with crackly dr