Spirituality of Gardening Seminar is Almost Here

Its almost time for the spirituality of Gardening Seminar May 5th at the Mustard Seed House and with the beautiful weather we have had in Seattle the garden is thriving – Register Now This year’s Spirituality of Gardening seminar at the Mustard Seed House will be held May 5th. This year we have special discounts [...]

A Good Day with Brother David Steindl-Rast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zl9puhwiyw&sns=fb

This beautiful video on gratefulness makes a wonderful meditative reflection for the day.

Weathering the Winter Storms – Lessons for the Soul.

Last week we had snow and then ice storms in Seattle. The city ground to a halt and anyone who could hibernated for a couple of days. Outside the trees were festooned with snow and icicles formed along their branches. How do they survive I wondered? Some of my time last week was spent researching [...]

What Are Your Favourite Seed Catalogues?

It is that time of the year again – at least here in Seattle. The mail is flooded with seed catalogues and my email is alive with news on spring planting. There are so many options to choose from that it is hard to know where to begin. So how do we make the decisions? [...]

Back From Mayne Island B.C.

Tom and I are just back from 5 wonderful days on Mayne Island, one of the Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Colombia.  This has become a yearly ritual for us, a few days away that refresh both our spirits and our bodies while enjoying a good time with friends.  The [...]

even in the darkest days of winter, nature is still trying to tell us its secrets!

The Pacific NW has experienced the coldest summer on record and the governor has asked that the whole state be determined a farm disaster area.  On the home front we are wondering what on earth we will do with green tomatoes this year as it looks as though we will have plenty. To be honest [...]

National Day of Prayer for Creation Care

Today is the National Day of Prayer for Creation Care.  It seems a little ironic that it falls the day before some believe the world as we know it will come to an end but maybe that is why today is an important day to pray.  This day is sponsored by  Evangelical Environmental Network, National Hispanic [...]

Year of Plenty – New Ways to Worship

I just finished reading Craig Goodwin’d book Year of Plenty which talks about his family’s commitment to consume only what was local, used, homegrown, or homemade for  a year.  I had planned to read it earlier in the year and blog about it before the growing season got going but one of the other community [...]

To Garden With God – A Video Reflection

Easter is just over a week away but with spring blossoming around us it is hard not to have my attention divided between the full celebration of the season and my passion for gardening.  The spirituality of gardening seminars in Hood River Oregon and Camas Washington just over 2 weeks away make it even harder [...]

Grunewald Guild – Something Good Happening in Leavenworth

This morning Dan and Lois Orberg from the Gruenewald Guild came to visit us at the Mustard Seed House.  It was another delightful encounter as we discussed our respective ministries and overlapping passions.  The mission of the Grünewald Guild, an ecumenical Christian community in Leavenworth Washington, is to promote and encourage creativity within individuals and [...]