The Grateful Gardener: God First Made a Garden

By Gloria Scarborough

In this hectic world we created for ourselves, the author says "think about it." When God created the world, once the explosive inner core moved and shifted to reveal the great oceans and landmasses, things calmed and cooled. God himself said it was very good (Genesis 1:31). And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. When we travel to beautiful, peaceful places all over the world, such as our national parks, the only disturbance to contend with is the human invasion.

Christ Jesus retreated to the garden many times. There he found peace and renewal. We can find the same if we take the time to look.

The author joins beautiful photos and thought-provoking poems to allow the reader to escape into the environment for which we were intended into. So if you don't have time to create or visit a beautiful garden or travel to scenic places, if you plan but never have time to walk in the woods or wade in a creek, if sunrise and sunsets have passed before your workday ends, just pick up a book.

Just as a babe in the womb is safe and protected from the busy world just inches away, taking time to think peaceful thoughts and view beautiful scenes can be just a page away.

Verses used are from the King James Version Bible.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781662478697

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The Grateful Gardener

God First Made a Garden

Gloria Scarborough

Copyright © 2023 Gloria Scarborough

All rights reserved

First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING

Conneaut Lake, PA

First originally published by Page Publishing 2023

ISBN 978-1-6624-7868-0 (pbk)

ISBN 978-1-6624-7869-7 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

The Grateful Gardener

The Perfect Place

Ball of Life

To Create

Lift Me Up

Where Is God?

His Best

Garden of Jewels

My New Garden

Flowers of the Wild

My Task

Dressed in White

Granny's Hands

Hold God's Hand

Tribute of Love

Sibal's Garden

God's Promise

Sunset

God's Garden

A Quiet Place

Small Miracles

Home

Forever Spring

Sacrifice

Bend

Show of Light

Garden Snapshot

Still Waters

Minutes in Time

Garden of Life

Living Words

At Home Garden

The Bird Tree

Lead Me

Light In Darkness

Golden Pansies

After the Rain

The Sea

Welcome Garden

The Old Farm

Clouds

Commitment

Life's Rose

Stand

Finding God

Go Wind, Go Where You Will

Coral Gardens

Paper Flowers

Little Garden Bird

Swallowtail

Seashells

The Leaves Have Fallen

Seeking God

In the Woods

The Garden Pond

Angels

With the Angels

Mama

The White Garden

The Real Christmas

Friendship

Thanks, O Lord

Stream of Life

Shasta Daisy

The Cottage Garden

A Bouquet for Mother

The Touch of Jesus

Christmas Joy

The Angels Came

Angels

What If

The Prison Song

Yosemite

Quiet in Pico

From Cashiers to Highlands

Glacier Park, Montana

Bermuda

A Whale Knows or Alaska Whale Route

In His Hands

About the Author

And God called the dry land earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas; and God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

—Genesis 1:10, 11, 12

The Grateful Gardener

Lord, I just want you to know I'm thankful

That you gave me the gardener's lifeblood

I love every minute spent working the soil

From planting the seed to watching it bud…

You have been kind to teach me much about life

Through these many years I've lived on my knees

Letting me feel the joy of your presence in prayer

Giving me patience to pull these persistent weeds…

I have learned you desired our lives to be sweet

By building a beautiful garden here on earth

Even when we sinned and messed everything up

You sent your Son to pay for our new birth…

In my little garden hidden away from strife

You've given me love worldly people cannot know

I see that every living thing has a purpose

To live in peace so that it can thrive and grow…

Now as sunset drifts across these gardener's hands

And another day of toil has come to an end

I look forward to seeing your garden in Heaven

When my work here is over, save me a spot to tend…

The Perfect Place

Search all the stars and planets for the perfect place

A garden of tranquility hanging way out in space

Heat it with a blazing ball of fire that also gives light

Maybe a paler moon at times so there will be night

Make sure it has soft colors that will please the eye

Perhaps shades of green overlooked by a vast blue sky

Meadows to run in with