This Week On The Homestead – Week 41

With the growing season winding down, now is the perfect time to reflect on the role of perennials in your permaculture system. Perennials like fruit trees and berry bushes not only provide food but also help build soil with biomass and support biodiversity.

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A Blanket of Grace

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”
— Isaiah 1:18 (ESV)

Yesterday, the first snow of the season fell gently across the homestead. The familiar landscape was transformed. The browns and grays of a fading fall gave way to a clean, quiet blanket of white. The world felt still—hushed under the soft weight of grace.

Snow has a way of stopping us. It slows down the rush, quiets the noise, and invites reflection. In Scripture, snow often symbolizes purity and the cleansing power of God’s forgiveness. Isaiah 1:18 reminds us that no matter how deep the stain of our sin, God offers to make us white as snow. Not just better—new. Covered. Redeemed.

The first snowfall is a picture of mercy. It doesn’t just decorate the landscape; it covers it. It doesn’t erase what lies underneath, but it softens the edges, calms the chaos, and begins the slow work of preparing the earth for spring renewal.

Likewise, God’s grace meets us where we are—not to erase our story but to redeem it. The snow reminds us that He is always doing a new thing, even when everything seems dormant.

Reflection Questions:

What in your life needs covering—not hiding, but redeeming? How can you receive God’s cleansing grace more fully today? Are you willing to slow down and sit in the stillness He offers?

Prayer:
Father, thank You for the beauty and reminder in the falling snow. Cover me with Your mercy, cleanse me with Your grace, and help me rest in the quiet work You are doing, even in the slow seasons. Make me new again. Amen.

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