Over the years, my rose garden has become more than a place to cultivate beautiful blooms. It has also become a classroom for the soul, where lessons in faith, perseverance, grace, and spiritual growth often emerge while I’m simply puttering among the roses. In the quiet rhythms of gardening, I’ve discovered countless parallels between tending flowers and tending our hearts, each offering its own gentle reminder of God’s faithfulness and the beauty of becoming. The reflections below are some of those lessons gathered along the way. May they encourage you to pause, ponder, and perhaps discover a few spiritual blossoms of your own.
Thistles, Thorns, and Now Thrips!
