Get Closer to God Through Nature – Spirit-Led Life Podcast
Would you like to feel closer to God? Nature is God’s continuous broadcast of His love, inviting us to come closer and find healing in His presence. His main message is, “I love you! Come to Me! I can heal you!” In this episode, Dave shares a personal experience of feeling disconnected from God, simply…
Speak to the Earth, and It Shall Teach Thee
The following Encouragement from the Father* came while pondering Job 12:7-10. But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not…
Music Is the Language of the Soul
My mother’s sister passed away last week, and it’s made me reflect upon how music has played a pivotal role in my grieving and healing process. As I journaled my prayer of the day, I thanked God for my mother who brought music into my life. I thanked Him for the increase in musical inspiration…
How to Live Peacefully in a Chaotic World
This Encouragement from the Father came in answer to a prayer for peace and understanding on how to live peacefully in a world of tumult and conflict. (See the end of this post for the process I use to receive these insights.) What Is Real? (August 11, 2024, Sunday) See yourself for who you are…
What Fruit Will You Reap in the New Year?
Have you thought about what fruit you want to reap in the coming year? As a gardener, you quickly learn that whatever seeds you sow determine what fruit you’re going to get to eat. A lot of work and effort goes into making sure you enjoy that fruit, but you’re not going to reap squash…
Joy Is to Be Found in Nature – #FindNatureJoy Challenge
People often ask what we do at Spirit Tree Farms. While we love planting native plants and pollinator-friendly wildflowers, growing a garden, exploring the medicinal properties of native plants, cooking what grows, and using what comes from the land, we are really driven by three core guiding principles or philosophies. In this video we talk…
Harvesting and Preserving Late Blooming Thoroughwart
What is late blooming thoroughwart? What are the medicinal properties of late blooming thoroughwart? And how can you preserve it to use in infusions to assist with fevers and colds? Late blooming thoroughwart (aka late boneset) is a flowering plant in the aster family which is native to North America. It was known as a…
Chicken of the Woods: Harvesting, Preserving and Preparing
Our “spirit tree” at Spirit Tree Farms, a pre-Civil War oak that we fondly refer to as “The Old Woman of the Woods,” has produced chicken of the woods mushroom at the end of July 2022 and 2023. This year’s harvest was especially prolific. We harvested the pieces with a knife and then brought it…
Science Explains Why We Feel More Peaceful in Nature
Have you ever wondered why you can be stressed, go for a walk in nature, and feel so much better afterward? You’re calmer, more serene, more at ease? That’s because the earth literally syncs up your heart to a more peaceful state. HeartMath Institute is doing cutting edge research which explains why we feel peaceful,…