Jo (Grace Between the Fields)
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A Piece of the Garden in Winter
One of the garden goals Hannah and I have for over the winter season is to find a way for our mint plants to come back every year. As easy as it would be to achieve this goal, we want… Continue reading
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Better Late Than Okra
My okra missed the memo on the growing season! 😂 It started strong indoors and come the nice spring weather, the okra even transplanted well into the garden. Only to get eaten in summer by some illusive creature. Now this… Continue reading
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Wonderfully Different
I see the pattern coming to life before me. Struggles that were often misunderstood or misinterpreted under a different lens. How others were in turn affected. As I write, I’m still grappling with acceptance. Yet, one by one, lining up the… Continue reading
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Purify My Intentions
There’s point A and there’s point B. It’s easy to envision and to live in these moments: the where-we-want-to-be and the what-is-missing in the here and now. Snapshots in time. God gave us these dreams but we hold on so… Continue reading
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August Recap
Instructions: Bloom gelatin: Sprinkle 3 tbsp gelatin over ½ cup cool juice or water. Let sit for 2–3 minutes until fully bloomed. Warm applesauce: In a saucepan over low heat, warm 1 cup applesauce until it’s hot but not boiling.… Continue reading
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Attempt to Save Seeds
This year being the first year that I planted more annual flowers (cosmos, zinnias, calendulas, African daisies and marigolds), I wanted to try seed saving. The marigolds seem to be quite successful and abundant (even after I sort through all… Continue reading
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My Attempt at Journaling
Around mid June, I felt God was saying to me to get pen and paper. And again later to write. But the feeling that came with the direction of writing was that this time it was to be on pen… Continue reading
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To the Strong Women
To the strong woman who have helped shape me. Who brought encouragement at every turn. Examples of Your character. Evidence of the fruit of the spirit. Thank you…. To the one who lived for her family and didn’t let a… Continue reading
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Cilantro -> Stinging Nettle
When cilantro turns into stinging nettle…. When you go to harvest some cilantro that you planted and can’t figure out why it’s so prickly….. Only to decide that you need to do some research because it certainly wasn’t that way… Continue reading
Grace Between the Fields 