Seed and Sower

03/24/2026

We pulled and tugged, as sweat dripped from our brows and necks. The sun blazed relentlessly upon our backs. Even the pavers were steaming. We were drenched and parched after walking the grounds, pulling w**ds throughout the garden. The bowing of the pepper plants betokening and so did we. We were exhausted and bewildered at the amount of tending the garden needed before the harvest season. We were determined for every plant to thrive, produce, and not be choked out by the w**ds. So, we replenished our souls with refreshing bottles of ice water and began to labor, until the sun set that day.

Here on earth we face a different kind of w**d, daily. Not a garden w**d, but a w**d of human condition.

Evil of this earth grows among the flowing wheat fields of Christ followers, determined to destroy the farmer’s crop.

Jesus is a good farmer and His field is perfectly aligned with rows of wheat that are not overrun with w**ds, but they are present and presently trying to overturn what The Lord has planted.

The villainous w**d's plan is to choke life out of the wheat.

The Farmer’s plan is to overcome His harvest and breathe everlasting life into the wheat for all of eternity.

The wheat knows Jesus.

The w**ds are unruly, bane, a nuisance of evil destruction, trapped underneath the weight of their evil and wicked schemes.

The wheat is gentle, glowing under the Son’s mighty glory, and flows freely, without feeling threatened, because it knows its farmer!

May you know Your Farmer’s harvest plan and feel His love flowing freely within you, today.

Matthew 13:24-30
Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed w**ds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the w**ds also appeared.“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the w**ds come from?’ “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the w**ds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the w**ds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”

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Sheri Griffin ❤️

10/17/2025

02/06/2025

'Cross Examination'

Matthew 10:38-39 “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”

In a world full of cross examinations, the tendencies to point sin out in another becomes as common as breathing. While in a court of law it is proper to formally interrogate a claimant’s facts, we tend to also do this to determine another's accountability by questioning their credibility. Therein lies the distinct difference in our hearts' motive.
What are we really examining?

Is it the blame game of pointing fingers?

Is there a self deserved righteousness that is being sought?

Are the questions we ask and the exercise of examining because we find fault in another without first examining our own lives?

Matthew 7:3-5 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
Are we truly seeking justice deserved because of the laws we set for our own self righteous lives or the laws God has placed? 1 John 1:8-9 “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

At the foot of Calvary’s Cross, there is a message for all of us to examine our own sinful nature before a judge of all righteousness who holds all of the power and authority in his right hand. We all stand guilty until we confess our sin and dire need for an atonement. Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
We are all in need of a Cross Examination of our hearts and our futile thinking. “The truth and nothing but the truth,” is that we all need Jesus today, tomorrow and thereafter. We must not point a finger without first pointing to our own needs with true conviction. WE NEED THE CROSS!

Matthew 16:24-25 “Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.”

What do we wholeheartedly examine? Are we busy cross examining others who we believe are in need of the truth of the cross while we are failing to cross examine our lives?
Carry your cross daily, reminded that when we examine ourselves, our living, our daily habits, our faults, our deserving cross, that we all need Jesus.
The same Cross
The same gift of life
The same Savior

Sheri Griffin - 'Devotions in the Garden'
Seed and Sower

04/23/2024

Moms! Runners! Did you know God had you in mind in the garden? There are plants in the garden that are commonly referred to as a runner plant. Their characteristics and design are different in their reproduction because they form and grow differently than other common plants.

Runner plants start with a 'Mother' plant!
This 'Mother' plant produces roots!
Then it forms a 'Crown'!
They run and give life to a 'Daughter' plant!
This 'Daughter' leaves the mother and runs with endurance to root another 'Daughter'!
Your life and legacy is absolutely a picture perfect blueprint of us as moms!
We have a legacy!

Ezekiel 19:10-11: "Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard planted beside the waters; she bore lush fruit and foliage because of the plentiful water, and she produced mighty branches, fit for rulers’ scepters."

We as moms are runners of endurance. We depend on water and a good root system with fertile soil and proper fertilization of God's Word in our hearts. We run, grow, and bear roots in our families and outside of our homes. We produce much fruit in our good, and godly run with God and towards God.

We as moms and runners of the good race, thrive on good soil and are only able to grow stolons/new roots where the soil is perfectly concentrated. We need God's Word daily! We may attempt to grow stolons outside of our running life, but they die off when there is no valuable fertile ground to root in. As God's chosen mother's, we must have a firm and fertile ground to grow continually and produce fruit. Reminding us that everything starts from our relationship with Jesus Christ! His crown of glory is where we begin and how we are able to grow and plant roots in our children's lives!
You my mother friend, are a runner!
You are valuable!
You are loved!
Your life has a greater purpose!
Root yourself!
Grow in Christ!
Produce fruit!
Run with endurance!

Spider plants, strawberries, Bermuda grass and spider plants are commonly known in this group of runner plants. They are designed to form stolons which are nodes that produce roots so they can spread out and produce more fruit from a new runner. God's creation is unique and perfect! So are you!

04/16/2024

Love to garden? Love Others? How about gardening for others through the love of Jesus? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, than we would love for you to join our team or donate to help provide to our non profit as we plant seeds of faith into our community. We have a new website that is easy
to navigate and super easy to volunteer in one of our five garden locations.
www.seedandsower.org

03/25/2024

'Freedom'.
We all seek justice for freedom. Our hearts desire to live in it, but our actions and thoughts project a different reality. We fight for our freedoms and what they should be. We have wars over it. We have riots, marches, speeches and long podium debates over what we believe freedom looks like. We prepare battlefields and strategies to combat those who interfere with our freedoms. Our militaries pay the price. We continue the inner battle in our own hearts, longing for more freedom. We will go to great lengths to stand up for what we believe in.
Because we are made and created in the image of God, our hearts are designed to crave freedom. Since the beginning of creation we have rebelled to seek our own freedom and live out the ways of sin, in part causing us to become our own slaves. True 'freedom' sets us apart from what we are battling against flesh and blood and our rebellion. Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

True freedom was obtained, not by us, but by the King, on the Cross of Calvary!

"This is Jesus, The King of the Jews." Matthew 27:37

The battle is already won!
The war is over!
The debate is already finished!
The battlefield was the Cross!
You are no longer a slave!
You are free!
'Freedom' in Christ is free!

John 8:31-32, 8:36 "Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free."
"So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free indeed."

Galatians 5:1 "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
Seed and Sower

02/13/2024

This Valentine's Day marks 20 years since my rollover accident. It is a day of celebration for my family and I, not just because I survived, but because this is the day my relationship with Jesus began!! I was Saved!!!!! ❤

In my moment of desperation and fear I handed my life over to Christ! Yes. This is what it took for me to finally understand and witness 'True Love'. The accident paints a perfect picture of 'God's Redeeming Love'. He allowed this so that I could have the opportunity to surrender my life to Him and He would ultimately take me off the road that was leading to my eternal death. My life was full of shame, alchoholism, regret, prostitution, addiction, risky behavior, secrets, mistakes, heartache, pain, anger, jealousy, and well... sin. I was destined for hell.

Jesus saved me from death! ❤

Jesus saved me from myself! ❤

Jesus saved me, for Him! ❤

As I was hanging from my seatbelt, my head throbbed. I was covered in dirt and blood. My body was in a state of shock.The temperature outside was below freezing. Ice and snow covered the ground and had made its way in through the busted out windows and smashed crevices of the jeep. I was thankful, because later I found out, this was also what God used in His plan to save my life. The low temperatures helped to keep my blood flow pumping slow where my head had been gashed open, and all of my hair helped to clot and cover the bleeding area. Oh God's plan was scary, but perfect. I was desperate. I was helpless. I was frightened. I was in panic mode. I was not sure if this was how I was going to die. The next few moments are the only vivid, detailed pieces of the accident that I remember so clearly. Seems like yesterday. I cried out for Jesus! I immediately felt the presence of Christ. I was at peace. I heard Him tell me that "He loved me" and reminded me that "He willingly took my place on The Cross so that I may have eternal life". He forgave all of my sins. He told me that "I am made for a purpose and my days are written". I then saw myself walking with Him! Oh how I wanted nothing more after that, than to either die and be with Jesus or live, loving My Jesus.
He planned for me to live!

My Bible was found at the crash sight. It is still colored in blood stains and opens directly to Psalms 139 where the pages are smeared in remnants of that day. I'm thankful for my dear friend had gifted it to me exactly 11 months earlier, because I used that Bible for 5 more years. I retired it shortly after God had given me the bravery to begin sharing my story with others. The chapter begins on that beautiful Valentine's morning on a lowly, Oklahoma backroad in 2004. The road I no longer see in the rear view mirror, and neither does God.
Oh how He loves!!! ❤

I am now on a road that is destined for 'Streets paved with Gold!'

It has been a hard road, but the scenery is beautiful!

I am not perfect!

I am being refined daily!

God still loves me when I mess up and steer off course!

God is Love! ❤

I live with purpose!

I live for God! I love because of God!

I live with scars as a reminder of that Valentine's Day!

Oh, what a day of remembrance!

This is what 'True Love' really is, Ya'll! ❤

God's love is infinite, unconditional, everlasting, forgiving, marvelous, and faithful!

He will chase you down!

He brings life out of death!

He will save you!

God is Love! ❤

Romans 5:8 "But God demonstrates His own love for using this: that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
John 3:16 " For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
1 John 4:16 "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is Love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."

If you would like to hear my full story on how God revealed to me the true meaning of 'Love', gave me purpose and showed me the value of my worth, PM me. I'd love to meet with you or your group and share God's Love with you. I pray my story reveals God's greatest love story to help lead you toward roads paved with gold.

01/09/2024

Seed and Sower is collecting blanket donations in Conway Arkansas, for the homeless/needy population. The weather is predicted to drop below freezing this weekend. The need is URGENT! PM for drop-off location. We will pick up.
Proverbs 31:20-21 "She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy. When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet."

11/24/2023

*Give Christmas back to Jesus*

Black Friday has never been about Jesus. It has always portrayed highly advertised, overated, deals claiming to save everyone money on sought out Christmas gifts and the most desired, manufactured, material, momentary possessions.

Then there is Jesus.

He needs no advertising.

His life is not overated.

His gift of salvation is free.

His Gift is eternal.

What He claims is not manufactured.

Wise men seek Him.

He is the Christmas Gift that desires you.

He is the reason for the season.

He is the gift that we should be seeking.

He is the gift that we should be sharing.

He is Christmas.

Give Christmas back to Jesus.

Isaiah 9:6-7
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this."
Luke 12:15
"Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

Seed and Sower

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!