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08/31/2026

Sometimes forest bathing looks like a quiet walk through the woods.

And sometimes it looks like a fishing derby.

Fresh air, bare feet, muddy hands, fish on the line, kids running around… I’ll take my nature therapy with a side of dinner.

There’s something about spending a day outside that puts everyone back where they belong.

Consider this your reminder to get outside this week-just don’t forget your electrolytes if you live in the Midwest!

Cheers to a new school year!Raise a glass—an elderberry mocktail, of course—to a healthy, fruitful year ahead. Here’s to...
08/26/2026

Cheers to a new school year!


Raise a glass—an elderberry mocktail, of course—to a healthy, fruitful year ahead.


Here’s to growing, learning, making memories, and supporting those little immune systems along the way.


Back to school never tasted so good.

If I could transport you here—to this place, this smell, this memory—I would.The whole house smells like Tulsi drying in...
08/21/2026

If I could transport you here—to this place, this smell, this memory—I would.

The whole house smells like Tulsi drying in the afternoon quiet, and I wish I could bottle this part, too.

08/18/2026

Walking through Moravian Falls, I reached down to pick up a stone to take home as a memorial when I heard the Spirit so clearly:

“Don’t take from this land.”


I stopped.


And as I sat with those words, I began to understand the invitation—not simply don’t take, but what can I give back? How can I replenish, bless, and pray for the land beneath my feet that so many have physically and spiritually stripped?


Scripture tells us that creation is groaning, longing for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God (Romans 8:19–22). Creation belongs to Him, and we were never meant to merely consume it. We were created to tend, steward, and care for what He has made.


So instead of taking the stone, I left something behind—a prayer, a blessing, and a willingness to partner with God in what He desires for His creation.


Not worshiping creation, but learning to co-labor with the Creator in caring for His creation.


Maybe sometimes the most sacred response to beauty isn’t,

What can I take with me?

but,

What can I leave behind?

08/11/2026

Does anyone else feel like back-to-school is less of a date on the calendar and more of a whole shift in the rhythm of your home?

Earlier mornings. Shoes by the door. Lunches being packed again. Little bodies heading back into classrooms, co-ops, sports, and all the beautiful busyness that comes with a new season.

And tucked into those rhythms are the small ways we prepare.

A spoonful of elderberry before heading out the door. Water bottles filled. Something nourishing for breakfast. A quick prayer over them as they run off.

I think so much of caring for our families happens like this—not in grand gestures, but in the little things we faithfully return to.

Elderberry has been one of those seasonal rhythms in our home for years. It’s a simple way we use what God has already tucked into creation to support our families as we move into the busier fall months.

Maybe that’s what I love most about herbalism. It teaches us to notice the season we’re entering and prepare for it gently, one small choice at a time.

What are the little rhythms you return to when your family heads back to school?

08/10/2026

Girls on the job! Matt’s Natural World restocked just in time for back to school!

07/25/2026

Does anyone else feel like the things meant to bring us peace can sometimes become another thing to keep up with?
Yesterday, as I braided challah for Shabbat, I kept thinking about how much of a beautiful life is built in the weaving.
Faith. Family. Food. Herbs. Gratitude. Rest.
I love learning about herbs and growing food and finding more natural ways to care for my family—but I never want those things to become the center. Even good things can become heavy when we ask them to hold a place they were never meant to hold.
Maybe that’s why I love the picture of a braid so much.
Each strand has its place. Our herbal practices can simply be woven into meals, tucked into the pantry, steeped into an evening cup of tea. Gratitude can be woven into ordinary conversations. Scripture into the way we think and respond. Rest into the rhythm of our weeks.
None of it has to stand alone or become another thing to master.
Like the strands of challah, perhaps the beauty is in how it all comes together—gently held by the One at the center.
What is something you’ve slowly woven into the rhythm of your home that now feels completely natural?

07/24/2026

I’m curious… how often do we give our kids the answer before we give them the chance to know?
“Is this a blackberry?”
Instead of answering right away, I’ve been trying to ask her back…
What do you think? How do you know?
She looks at the berry. Remembers what we’ve talked about. Makes her choice.
Then comes the next question.
Now that you picked it, what do we need to do?
Wash it. Then eat it.
It seems like such a tiny thing—but I’m realizing there’s something much bigger being practiced here.
The ability to sit with a question for a moment.
To notice what you already know.
To remember what you’ve been taught.
To make a choice.
And then to become confident in that choice.
I think we need this practice as adults, too.
There are so many decisions where no one can simply hand us the answer. We have to learn to listen, discern, and recognize what we’re being led toward.
And I think our relationship with our Creator can grow this way, too.
What is He whispering to you? What have you already been shown? What do you know because you’ve walked with Him before?
Maybe confidence in hearing begins in a hundred tiny moments of learning to notice.
A blackberry in a little hand.
A pause before answering.
A quiet, “I think I know.”
And over a lifetime, perhaps those little moments become something much deeper: I know His voice.
What’s something you’re learning to trust your own discernment about right now?

07/23/2026

Does anyone else crave a “slow life”… while living a life that is anything but slow?
I talk about slow living a lot. And then I look around at my actual life.
There’s a garden that needs tending. Elderberries ready to be clipped. Animals to care for. Children to teach. Meals to make. People to love. Work to do.
It isn’t exactly slow.
And lately I’ve been wondering if maybe I’ve had the definition wrong.
Maybe slow living isn’t about having less to do. Maybe it’s learning to carry peace within, even when there’s plenty happening without.
To notice when the elderberries turn dark. To step outside and harvest them when they’re ready. To let your hands do the work in front of you instead of letting your mind race ten steps ahead.
Scripture talks so much about peace, but never promises us a life without work, responsibility, or even trouble. Maybe peace was never supposed to depend on our circumstances being peaceful.
And maybe that is the slower life I’m actually after.
What does “slow living” look like in your inner and outer life?

07/22/2026

There’s something beautiful about trying something you’ve never done before.
A little messy.
A lot of laughter.
Hands covered in clay and glaze.
A giant platter inspired by cabbage from Bethany’s garden.
Sometimes the best creations happen when friends simply make something together.
Now I’m curious...
Should Garden of Eten × Bethany Rose Pottery create a Garden Collection?
Imagine handcrafted pottery inspired by the beauty of the garden—cabbage platters, burdock plates, and herbal pieces made to gather around the table that celebrate the harvest.
Would you want to see it?

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