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LESSONS FROM THE GARDEN

In this series, Lacey reflects on everyday experiences in the garden — exploring how planting, pruning, cultivating, and simply paying attention can reveal meaningful lessons about our relationships with God, ourselves, and others.


Lessons from the Garden: Making Peace with Imperfection June 1, 2026Lessons from the Garden: Making Peace with ImperfectionGrowth doesn’t require everything to look perfect — sometimes maturity means accepting what is unfinished while continuing to cultivate what can still become healthier.

Lessons from the Garden: Uprooting what Doesn’t Belong June 8, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: Uprooting what Doesn't BelongHealthy growth sometimes requires more than adding something new — it requires identifying and uprooting the attitudes, beliefs, and patterns that are competing with it.

Lessons from the Garden: Faith Like A Seed June 15, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: Faith Like A SeedFaith doesn’t have to begin large to become something significant — what matters is allowing what God has planted to take root, grow, and mature.

Lessons from the Garden: Little by Little June 22, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: Little by LittleMeaningful change rarely happens all at once — small, intentional choices repeated over time can gradually cultivate something healthier than what was there before.

Lessons from the Garden: Birds June 29, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: BirdsThe things that repeatedly capture our attention can reveal something deeper about us — including what brings peace, awakens wonder, and helps us become more present.

Lessons from the Garden: Why I Stopped Buying Purple Roses July 6, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: Why I Stopped Buying Purple RosesSometimes our preferences are shaped less by what we actually enjoy and more by what we’ve learned to expect — until we give ourselves permission to choose differently.

Lessons from the Garden: Planting Evergreens for Winter July 13, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: Planting Evergreens for WinterSome seasons require us to prepare before the need arrives — cultivating healthy practices and relationships today that can sustain us when more difficult seasons come.

Lessons from the Garden: Permission to Plant Flowers July 20, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: Permission to Plant FlowersNot everything we cultivate has to be practical or productive — sometimes creating something simply because it brings beauty and joy is reason enough.

Lessons from the Garden: Plant the Roses July 27, 2026Lacey SteelLessons from the Garden: Plant the RosesWaiting for the perfect time can keep us from planting something meaningful today — even when we may not be the ones who eventually enjoy what grows.


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