Helen Steiner Rice's unique artistry of faith-filled poetry forms this beautiful collection of encouraging verse about prayer. My Garden of Prayer includes beloved poetry following themes like Thankfulness, Heavenly Blessings, God's Love, and the Power of Prayer. This volume of verse, with encouraging scripture, is perfect for your own personal reflection or makes a heartfelt gift.
For the fervently praying woman, this book provides a scriptural basis for evaluating your actions and reactions, as well as prayers you can personalize.
"Margaret Silf explores nine landscapes of prayer, both classic and modern ... All are fruitful areas for self-discovery, inviting us to connect with the mystery of God in our lives. Prayer can have its own sense of place -- landscapes that we can inhabit and explore, and meet God as tangibly as we might meet a fellow traveller"--Publisher.
This is not your grandmother's gardening book. You Grow Girl is a hip, humorous how-to for crafty gals everywhere who are discovering a passion for gardening but lack the know-how to turn their dreams of homegrown tomatoes and fresh-cut flowers into a reality. Gayla Trail, creator of YouGrowGirl.com, provides guidance for both beginning and intermediate gardeners with engaging tips, projects, and recipes -- whether you have access to a small backyard or merely to a fire escape. You Grow Girl eliminates the intimidation factor and reveals how easy and enjoyable it can be to cultivate plants and flowers even when resources and space are limited. Divided into accessible sections like Plan, Plant, and Grow, You Grow Girl takes readers through the entire gardening experience: Preparing soil Nurturing seedlings Fending off critters Reaping the bounty Readying plants for winter Preparing for the seasons ahead Gayla also includes a wealth of ingenious and creative projects, such as: Transforming your garden's harvest into lush bath and beauty products Converting household junk into canny containers Growing and bagging herbal tea Concocting homemade pest repellents ...and much, much more. Witty, wise, and as practical as it is stylish, You Grow Girl is guaranteed to show you how to get your garden on. All you need is a windowsill and a dream!
Although little is known about Elizabeth Dabney's youth, she often said she learned the value of prayer from her mother, who always kept a family altar in their home. Mother Dabney sat down and documented for the world, her detailed thoughts and experiences about really living a life devoted to prayer and what the resulting effects would be to personal ministry.
Read these prayers with your parents before bedtime, mealtime, and playtime. Memorize them and make them your own. You'll see that a prayer is a natural part of daily life, today and every day.
"Imagine...you hold a key in the palm of your hand. Turning it over, observe the weight of it, the designs worn to a smooth bronze through the passage of time. You walk towards a high stone wall covered with tapestries of wisteria, virginia creeper and ferns. Under the waving foliage, you can just make out the edge of a door..." You are at the beginning of a retreat, filled with self discovery, healing, and imaginative prayer. Each of the 100 devotions in this book will take you on a journey of exploration into your secret garden within. Explore the different sections of your secret garden, and encounter God through a great variety of different styles of prayer to help you enter a more intimate and connecting spiritual space. Inspiring quotes, paintings and activations accompany you throughout the retreat. As each day unfolds, themes come to life in a garden with no containment. Allow the child in you to be present, as you experience some new ways of praying with your imagination. Hold sacred in the centre of your heart, that everything you need for your unfolding journey will become available to you, one step at a time. Hear the voice of Jesus as he calls you by name, "Come into the garden..." There has never been a time like this on the earth, and you will find this devotional to be a blessed companion of comfort, healing and stress-relief, as well as an adventure of discovery in prayer.