Strawberry of Love

Snow-capped mountains with a modern house in the foreground on grassy hills.

Love

Love is a response

Rather than something we conjure up on our own

Made by God — Who is a Community of Love

To become a part of the Community of Love

Cannot be forced from us, or it’s not love

God woos us — Loves us extravagantly

Desiring our response of love back — Both loving Him, loving Self, Others, Creation as His beautiful and intentional handiwork

Hands holding fresh strawberries on a light surface.

Strawberries

Fruit Description

Red (Color we associate with love) - Not ripe until they change color - For everything there is a season — Cannot rush it

Juicy (Refreshing summer fruit)

Sweetness (Depends on amount of sunlight) - Our love depends on the amount of time we spend in the Light

Seeds (Small, edible, don’t detract from fruit, lots of ability to spread) -

Important: Cannot be left on the vine to over-ripen, but if they go too far, they can become the nutrients to nourish the plant for the next season (Never too late to share love)

Fruit Science

Vegetative Reproduction

Season #1 (Plant growth)

Season #2 (Peak Fruit Production)

Season #3 (Peak Fruit Production)

Season #4 (Peak Fruit Production)

Season #5 (Plant becomes less productive & more susceptible to disease)

Post-Fruit Production, strawberry plants send out runners. These will root themselves in moist soil if they can find it. Once established, these runners become independent plants nourished by their own root balls. They are exact genetic clones of the parent plant.