We asked some of the women to write letters about the garden project and what it has meant to them, and we got so many beautiful responses we wanted to share with you. As The Garden Grows I grow as a womana mothera childa grandmothera sistera frienda human...
John Gottman, a researcher, studied positive and negative relationships among 700 married couples believed that negative experiences (words and emotions) needed to be balanced with positive experiences in a relationship in order for the relationship to be successful....
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. – 2 Corinthians 9:6 One of the biggest lessons in gardening has got to be “you reap what you sow”: if you don’t plant...
Many years ago I had the privilege of speaking at a local church. The topic was Coram Deo Recovery and the actual message was left to me. What did I want to present, How would I like to present it? I chose what WAS and what CONTINUES to be one of the most frustrating...
My story starts out similarly to many who struggle with addiction: Abuse. Trauma. Feelings of abandonment. All beginning when I was very young: At three years old my mother divorced my alcoholic father My oldest brother went to live with him At 5, 6, 7 I was sexually...
Last year, our case manager, Stephanie, built a garden at one of our properties. Sarah’s House outdoor garden space was specifically designed to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of its clients and staff. The hope was to help our...
