The garden can be a place of healing, where everyone can be accepted; where stress can be released, and renewal and peace can be discovered. In this book the reader is introduced to the value of therapeutic gardening, and the empowerment of the people-plant connection. This is a "why to garden" rather than a "how to garden" guide for the 21st century. Many of us enjoy gardening for our own therapy, placing us in the moment, noticing the beauty of the world around us. Come along on a journey through the garden as a sensory experience, and explore ways that these personal discoveries can be...

Think of this beautiful book as a "word from the sponsor," a message from the One who first brought you this holiday season, long before it became a marketplace event. For all who observe Christmas with running shoes on, "Ponder the Mystery" invites us to pause, light a candle and consider the mystery and the majesty of the story of the birth of the Child so many years ago. Individuals, families and faith groups are invited to read, share, and contemplate the meaning of this holy event. It is the author's hope that through the words and works of art contained within these pages, each person...

The garden is full of miracles that happen every day. A seed sprouting or flower opening is a miracle. So is the life journey of a butterfly, or a songbird symphony, or the multitude of ways a dandelion can be enjoyed. This book of true stories are about just such everyday miracles, and the human lives they touch. It is a miracle when hope is discovered in the gift of a rose. It is a miracle when a victim of abuse is empowered by the successful nurturing of a seed into a giant pumpkin. It is a miracle when a group of special needs children become the experts at their school garden. It is a...