Rooted in the Resurrection (An Easter Devotional for Gardeners and Nature Lovers)

As winter recedes and the soil starts to stir with the promise of new life, gardeners everywhere feel the tug of something ancient and holy—a call to return to the earth, to begin again. In this powerful devotional, readers are invited to engage with gardening as a spiritual practice just as the Easter season begins.

Eastertide—the 40 days following Easter Sunday—is a season of resurrection, hope, and unfolding life. It also just so happens to align perfectly with the start of the gardening season, when seeds go into the soil and the promise of new life takes root. In this unique devotional, Schaper draws rich parallels between the work of tending a garden and the sacred process of tending the soul. With honesty, warmth, and just the right amount of dirt under her fingernails, she offers 40 heartwarming reflections that speak to the cycles of life, loss, growth, and grace. Each devotion pairs spiritual insight with a practical gardening tip, creating a daily rhythm of faith and action—of listening and planting, weeding and wondering, composting and hoping.

Whether you’re a lifelong gardener or simply someone longing to grow something beautiful—in the soil or in your spirit—Rooted in the Resurrection will inspire you to welcome the season of Easter not just as a date on the calendar, but as a way of life. Here, in these pages, is an invitation to rise with the earth, to believe again in small beginnings, and to meet God among the shoots, blossoms, and even the weeds.