Devotionals

“We are so attached to…our fast, experiential, adrenaline-addicted culturethat we confidently call physical spikes energy and spiritual spikes inspiration.”~ABC, The Sacred Slow, p. 3~ And in the early morning,while it was still dark,He arose and went out and departed to a lonely place,and was praying there.~James 4:8~ What am I looking for? I thought, as… Continue reading An Unhurried Hallow: Hope

“G is for garlicO let us gush!In praise and thanksgivingFor the savory rush!”~Shelley Cramm~https://www.gardenindelight.com/40-cloves-garlic-poem/ I practically drooled at the rustic image in front of me as I stood in the mud room, chatting with my friend about her garlic! Bunches of garlic hung drying, draped over a couple laundry racks. I had not ever planted… Continue reading Garlic

“I am like a little child;I don’t know how to do what must be done…I ask that you give me a heart that understands…”~1 Kings 3:7, 9 NCV~ ~Proverbs 1:1-7~ “An aristocratic herb with a savory flavor and hidden tang” (Lesley Bremness, The Complete Book of Herbs, p.165), tarragon is an essential ingredient in French… Continue reading Tarragon

https://youtu.be/eKcImiTxqKg?si=_hyjqzyh035tHo9_   “Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead.Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”~Deuteronomy 6:8 CSB~ “This observance will be for you like a sign on your handand a reminder on your forehead that this law of the Lord… Continue reading Write Your Story

“Could we but live more entirely in the unseen Presence,and trust to the unseen support,—and if lonely, or disappointed, or depressed, turn more quickly to God, fully confident of His all-embracing care…how different life would be from what it ordinarily is!”~T.T. Carter~ “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,for his compassions never… Continue reading Sunflower

My meditation of Him shall be sweet;I will be glad in the Lord.~Psalm 104:34~ “The spirit of offense will give to youthe ability to hear things that were not said.”“The Power is in Priorities: Success Without Sorrow”~Bill Johnson~ This meadow herb was historically used for strewing at weddings and making bridal garlands, due to its… Continue reading Meadowsweet

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.~Psalm 51:7~ Sweet marjoram…is more than oregano’s understudy.~Su-Jit Lin~ Marjoram, a magnet for bees, butterflies and insects, is also a culinary delight in the kitchen. Considered to be a wild cousin of oregano, marjoram truly takes center stage with… Continue reading Marjoram

“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;then we shall see face to face.Now I know in part;then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”~1 Corinthians 13:12~ “Things I will never like: 1. Drying off with a cold, damp towel. 2. The feeling of seaweed wrapping around my legs.… Continue reading Licorice

https://youtu.be/Pmau3tkeEh0?si=z200xOZMk-bZ5Xbi It is awesome to talk to God,but what is even better is when He talks to me.~Bob Sorge~ The floods have lifted up, O Lord,The floods have lifted up their voice;The floods lift up their waves.The Lord on high is mightierThan the noise of many waters,Than the mighty waves of the sea.~Psalm 93:3-4~ I… Continue reading Loss

Chris Tomlin https://youtu.be/hYGxaW26SiA?si=3YDl4aABuOMVKomv “What if one thought held the power to interrupt our spiralsand bring peace to our mental chaos?”~Jenny Allen in Stuck, p. 37~ “When we think new thoughts:we physically alter our brains,we make healthier neural connections,we blaze new trails,everything changes for us.~Dr. Dan Silgel~ At first glance, the dry panorama of Egypt may… Continue reading Boundaries