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Beauty from Ordinary

October 11, 2013 by Amelia

There’s a 16 x 20 foot patch of dirt in my backyard that will never win any awards for beauty. It’s ordinary. Rather ugly even. Yet, every year from this plain, ordinary, brown patch of dirt– beauty grows. Not just beauty in the form of plants and blooms – but food that sustains us. Squash, […]

Filed Under: faith in action, Family, motherhood Tagged With: beauty, encouragement, faith, family, fruits of the spirit, garden, gardening, ordinary

Creating new habits – Video blog

June 10, 2013 by Amelia

Summer break has officially begun! This is a great time of year to start new habits and talk about radishes.  I mean really, isn’t that a gorgeous radish in the video? Who knew radishes could be so ravishing? The radish analogy came as I was working on a series of garden essays. If you haven’t […]

Filed Under: faith in action, writing Tagged With: encouragement, garden, gardening, habits, radishes

Knowing your seasons: giving yourself grace

May 30, 2013 by Amelia

I stood at the edge of my garden staring at the brown space littered with weeds. I love my garden. I love picking items and eating them for dinner an hour later. It’s like a party for the taste buds. I love knowing what went into the soil and onto the plants. I love eating […]

Filed Under: Family, summer Tagged With: comparison, family, garden, gardening, grace, life seasons

Drop Everything and Encourage Day (D.E.E.D.)

May 5, 2013 by Amelia

Welcome to Drop Everything and Encourage Day (D.E.E.D.) for May! This time of year many activities begin to wrap up for summer break. This week (May 6-10) also happens to be Teacher Appreciation Week! What a perfect time to thank and encourage the teachers, school employees, Sunday school teachers, Bible study leaders, pastors, coaches, and […]

Filed Under: DEED Tagged With: community, encouragement, garden, gardening

3 ways God’s Word is like a cover crop

September 18, 2012 by Amelia

  A week ago I meandered through my freshly tilled garden with an eight-pound bag of rye seed resting on my hip.  I scooped handfuls of the seed and sifted it through my hands watching it drop into the soft, dark earth. This was my first attempt to plant a cover crop for winter. I […]

Filed Under: faith in action Tagged With: Bible, faith, garden, gardening, God's Word

When was the last time you rested?

September 10, 2012 by Amelia

If you haven’t entered the give away for a piece of jewelry from Inspired Novelties, you still have time! Enter here! I pull remnants of dry, wilted vegetable plants from the garden. Next to me, a grocery bag fills with the last of the season’s tomatoes. On the other side, a black plastic bag bulges […]

Filed Under: faith in action Tagged With: faith, garden, gardening, growth, rest

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