Welcome to the Garden

To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.- Isaiah 61:3

  • Write the Story

    Our monthly in-person meeting is held on the third Saturday of every month from 9 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. at Grace Vineyard Church located at 102 N. Freeman St. Oceanside, Ca 92054. Various teachings. We hope to see you there!

  • Tell the Story

    An intimate space to share the truth of who God is in our own individual stories. You will be inspired by a short devotional and deeply encouraged by the stories of each monthly speaker. At the same time, you will be learning to tell your own story.

  • Read the Story

    The greatest place to meet one another is in the Word. Find your story within His. Join us as we read line-by-line and have an open discussion. No need to study. Just dig in and share your thoughts, questions, and insights.

Our Story Groups were birthed as a result of the 2022 Grace Vineyard Women’s Retreat titled:

Stories in the Garden; A Planting of the Lord.

Our groups are designed to encourage us to know and be known. We are vulnerable by telling our truths in safe spaces and we allow for understanding by listening to one another’s stories.

Each one of us is part of a beautiful garden —a vast field where wildflowers grow. Inside us are gifts beyond what we see in ourselves and that is why we need one another. We are able to see one another’s gifts and pull that out of one another by listening & encouraging. By knowing.

Did you know HE is at work in YOUR Story?

…and that if He is at work, there will be a joyful ending?

Sometimes He gives us a cup of suffering and

most times those hard things are part of the process

- our process-

in creating the display of His Splendor.

When we submit and surrender,

our life’s broken places can be rebuilt into beauty.

Retreat Teachings on Audio

Facilitators

  • Michele Goane

  • Barbara Whitesides

  • Kim Ohst