Blog

Rootless
Monday, February 7, 2022 by By Sarah

I had high hopes for the slender branch in our small garden. My father-in-law had taken the cutting from his parents’ blackberry bush in Michigan. Then, he had replanted it in our tiny plot of earth in Kentucky. I anticipated sharing juicy berries with my two preschool-aged sons. Approaching the garden, I inspected what I hoped to be the beginnings of my thriving blackberry bush. No buds were visible on the curving plant. It’s going to take a while, I told myself, but as I stepped closer, something wasn’t right. I wiggled the plant and much to my amazement it easily came out of the ground. The branch had no roots. Upon further observation, I found that my sons had been pulling up the branch and “replanting” it every time they were in the backyard.

I have big plans for my life but when I don’t have my daily quiet time in the morning, I find myself much like the stick in my garden, useless and lacking fruit. I need to plant myself in God, to burrow deep into him. Otherwise, I will be rootless.

Share This Blog:


Previous Posts

Book Review: Forgiving What You Can't Forget by Lysa TerKeurst
Sarah Schwerin
7/27/2023

What's Your Favorite Book?
Sarah Schwerin
7/13/2023

Overcoming Recurrent Hurts
Sarah Schwerin
6/22/2023

Book Review: #My Family Too! By Marlene Bagnull
Sarah Schwerin
5/25/2023

Second Breakfast
Sarah Schwerin
5/11/2023

Book Review: Hush by Nicole Braddock Bramley
Sarah Schwerin
4/27/2023

Unexpected and Unwanted
Sarah Schwerrin
4/13/2023

Books Review: We Too By Mary DeMuth
Sarah Schwerin
3/24/2023

An Envelope of Kindness
Sarah Schwerin
3/9/2023

Book Review: Healing For Damaged Emotions by David A. Seamands
Sarah Schwerin
2/23/2023

Misdirected Prayers
Sarah Schwerin
2/9/2023

Book Review: The Courage to Heal By: Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Sarah Schwerin
1/26/2023

My Refuge: Where I Flee When Life is Hard
Sarah Schwerin
1/12/2023

Book Review - True North By: Dave Smith
Sarah Schwerin
12/29/2022

Oatmeal For Dinner
Sarah Schwerin
12/15/2022

Book Review of Rescuing Rose
Sarah Schwerin
11/28/2022

When Houses Fall
Sarah Schwerin
11/16/2022

An Invitation
Sarah Schwerin
9/21/2022

Planner Addict: What Happens When Plans Fail
Sarah Schwerin
9/16/2022

Fast Drivers and Two Brothers: When Life Isn't Fair
Sarah Schwerin
8/16/2022

Talking Birds
Sarah Schwerin
7/15/2022

Looking for a Leader: Reflections from the Gettysburg Battlefield
Sarah Schwerin
6/24/2022

Nap Hater: My Quest to Find Rest
Sarah Schwerin
5/3/2022

Dreams of Kenya
Sarah Schwerin
4/26/2022

Snow Days and Hearts that Lead Us Astray
Sarah Schwerin
4/13/2022

Can I Hide From God?
Sarah Schwerin
3/29/2022

Stitches and Waiting on God
Sarah Schwerin
3/25/2022

God’s Voice Or The Enemy’s?
By Sarah
3/3/2022

The Battles We Fight
By Sarah
3/3/2022

Drowning In Fear
By Sarah
3/2/2022

A Boring Bible Story, A Temple, And My Mom: A Devotion On Heaven
By Sarah
3/1/2022

Marriage Advice
By Sarah
2/28/2022

Does Idolatry Exist In Today’s World
By Sarah
2/27/2022

Underwear Blues
By Sarah
2/27/2022

A Voice In Chengdu
By Sarah
2/26/2022

Word Of The Year
By Sarah
2/25/2022

A New Year Challenge
By Sarah
2/24/2022

A Christmas Of Firsts And Lasts
By Sarah
2/23/2022

Christmas And The Suffering Servant: Hope For Abuse Survivors
By Sarah
2/22/2022

The Day I Stopped Watching Horror Movies
By Sarah - Life Lessons
2/21/2022

Waiting Arms
By Sarah
2/20/2022

I Messed Up, Again
By Sarah
2/19/2022

My Tribe: Autism Moms Are The Best
By Sarah
2/18/2022

When Words Wound
By Sarah
2/16/2022

Craving Acceptance
By Sarah
2/15/2022

When Innocent People Suffer
By Sarah
2/14/2022

Rubbish
By Sarah
2/12/2022

The Voices In My Head
By Sarah
2/11/2022

Buffets
By Sarah
2/10/2022

The Process Not The Product
By Sarah
2/9/2022

Hidden Snacks, Ice Cream, And Fairness
By Sarah
2/8/2022

Rootless
By Sarah
2/7/2022

You Never See The Potato Masher Coming
By Sarah
2/5/2022

Forgiveness
By Sarah
2/4/2022

The Unnamed Victim
By Sarah
2/1/2022

Engraved
By Sarah
1/31/2022

Left Handed Hero
By Sarah
1/30/2022

Quarantine Time
By Sarah
1/26/2022