In Feb. Tomi and I released “Miracles Grow in the Garden.”

The garden is full of miracles. They happen every day. A seed sprouting, or a flower opening is a miracle, as are the transformation from flower to fruit, the life journey of a butterfly, and a songbird symphony.

It’s a miracle when hope is renewed with the gift of a rose. It’s a miracle. When a victim of abuse is empowered by the successful nurturing of a seed into a flower. It’s a miracle when a group of children with special needs become the experts at their school garden.

These pages contain eighty brief commentaries from Tomi’s experiences in ministry and my work in horticultural therapy. There’s even recipes for Dandelion Blossom Ice Cream, Tomato Pie and Tumbleweed Soup.

These inspiring, uplifting, and often humorous commentaries are about everyday miracles; not the kind of miracles that happen with trumpets blaring or the earth shaking. These aren’t impossible feats of strength or profound acts of faith. But, these are the kinds of miracles that happen every day, all around us.

This isn’t a book about alternative medicine or the miracle fruit of the day. Nor is it a “how to” garden book. It is a collection of brief vingettes exploring what happens when we garden. This is why hospitals have healing gardens and special gardens exist for those with dementia.

This is why there is a field called horticultural therapy. These special garden moments each explore ways gardening activity can improve quality of life, provide empowerment and promote healing, both physical and emotional.

The garden is a safe place that provides reasons to smile, opportunities to meditate, communicate, nurture another living thing, cultivate fond memories and experience personal miracles.

Hope you can spend some time with your plants, either in the garden, the landscape or on the windowsill. It can be time well spent. If you would like to see more about horticultural therapy please let me know. Thanks. Peace Miracles Grow in the Garden