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New Beginnings
MY STORY
'Grow in Grace' was born during a season when I had to begin again. A season where I found myself having to start from scratch and rediscover my sense of purpose and meaning and ultimately who i really was as a person.
It was a deeply personal season, and one that changed the way I looked at life and growth and the things God had called me to do. During this season i left my church, my job and my community, and my mental health was in serious decline. I struggled to talk to and connect with God and others and i felt alone isolated and full of pain.
At some point during this period i decided i needed to go into therapy and get some treatment to try to unlock years of long held trauma, and this is where the change in me began, slowly but surely one day at a time
During that time, a particular Scripture began to speak to me in a way it never had before and i must say i was at rock bottom.
“Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
(John 12:24)
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THE JOURNEY
For me, the journey of developing Grow in Grace didn’t begin with gardening It began with nature, because during this difficult season of my life, as I was learning how to start again, I found myself drawn to being outside walking, observing and paying attention to the natural world around me. I became fascinated by flowers and plants, by the way they grow, adapt and change, and by all the things happening in nature that we so often pass without noticing. It made me feel calm, it helped me to breathe and although i couldn't speak to God i could see him in the plants, the flowers, the animals and the hills and the mountains all around me. There was something truly healing about simply being in green spaces. I didn’t need to make anything happen. I could walk, look, learn and be present.
Nature gave me space to breathe while I was trying to make sense of my own life.
Over time my experiences in nature grew into a deeper interest in horticulture and understanding how things grow. And then came the next step. I didn’t just want to observe growth anymore. I wanted to plant something myself, i wanted to learn and i wanted to help others who had found themselves in the same situation as me.
As i looked at plants and flowers and visited all sorts of wonderful places i realized that there was something very meaningful about taking a tiny seed, placing it in the soil and caring for something. I was learning that growth doesn’t happen overnight. You can’t always see what is happening beneath the surface. You have to trust the process, give it what it needs and allow it time.
And that is where the idea for Grow in Grace began to take root!
As I began to heal and develop within therapy and with God patiently at my side, I also began to see my own journey in the story of the seed, and started to wonder if perhaps what was happening to the seed was happening to me too. Maybe what looked like an ending was the beginning of something I couldn’t see yet.
BE ENCOURAGED
Grow in Grace is for anyone who has found themselves in a difficult season. Through my products and video's I wanted to create something that could offer a small reminder that 'new beginnings' are possible something tangible that encourages you to slow down, connect with God and nature, and nurture something and watch it grow.
My journey has also taught me that we rarely grow alone.
There have been people who have shown me incredible grace, encouraged me when I struggled to see what was ahead, and believed in me when I was finding my way again. Their kindness alongside Gods grace are all a part of the Grow in Grace story x
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