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Why We Do “Finding Peace in Nature” And “Align With The Divine” Courses: An Open Letter About Connecting With God And Jesus Through Nature

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Background: Marnie sends out emails to friends, inviting them to look at her book about Finding Peace in Nature, and her course: Align With The Divine: Embrace Your Sacred Nature. Both the book and the class, as well as other materials and events we produce, focus on connecting with God and Jesus through Nature. As…

Sticks In Wildflowers For Birds

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Planting wildflower gardens to attract birds, butterflies, moths and other pollinators is a wonderful and interesting activity that often brings unexpected results. Nowhere is this more demonstrated than our sticks in wildflowers discovery. Like most actions we’ve taken in our wildflower and native plant patches, our sticks in wildflowers came as the result of a…

Feel Jesus's and God's love through Nature at Spirit Tree Farms - native plants and pollinator-friendly environment
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Changing From Being Earth Stewards to Earth Partners: A Lesson In Eco-Humility

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Amid all the discussions about alternative fuels, climate change, responsible farming, eco-tourism, biophilia, and more, global citizens are demanding that the human species be “Earth Stewards”. They say that we have a responsibility to use our wisdom, knowledge, and collective thinking to protect, shepherd, defend, and care for Mother Earth and Nature. Isn’t this arrogance,…

Marnie Pehrson Kuhns in field of Goldenrod at SpiritTreeFarms.com

Is Spirit Tree Farms An Ecolodge? No, But …

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Ecolodges are, as Forbes Magazine says, “having a moment”. As I excitedly read about this new travel trend, I wondered if our Nature refuge at Spirit Tree Farms could qualify as an ecolodge. To be honest, I think the answer is, sadly, no. But maybe that’s a non-sequitor, macht’s nichts, question. Even with our environmental…

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When Nature Observation Sparks Creativity

ByNaturesGuy Dave

We teach Nature observation so you folks can hear and feel and experience God’s love and messages in Nature. As you do, we show you, by example, how to let Nature inspire your own unique creativity. Mission Statement: What We Do At Spirit Tree Farms Nature Observation Inspires Creativity One of our main objectives at…

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Share Nature Joy: Video + Challenge

ByNaturesGuy Dave

What if we share Nature joy instead of sharing complaints, politics, and “What ifs”? I’ve seen several posts recently about being too connected (and yes, the irony is not lost on me!) One of my favorites says that, because we’re watching too much HGTV, we’re dissatisfied with our homes. Because we’re engaging too much with…

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Remember The Spiritual Roots of Nature Observation

ByNaturesGuy Dave

As a young man, I often took walks filled with nature observation with my Grandma Bertha. These meanderings were filled with discussions about beauty, being connected, joy, harmony, and feelings. Rarely did we discuss the scientific, practical aspects of what we were enjoying, unless it was somehow connected to a larger discussion of serenity, cooperation,…

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Why Document What We Experience?

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Brain scientists have long taught that, if we document what we experience, we’ll retain more of it. Originally, that was part of the reason that we at Spirit Tree Farms issued our #FindNatureJoy challenge: To encourage us all to document — whether in word, photos, drawing, music or some other form — the joy we…

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Insights and Wisdom at the Intention Rock

ByNaturesGuy Dave

As I’ve lived, I’ve discovered that most people, myself included, have certain places where they go to connect with nature. Many people have several different retreats where they can quietly sit and gain deep insights. Throughout the years, in various places I’ve lived, I’ve developed several of these “nature portals. One of the best ones…