The Rooted Journal · Podcast & Blog

Reflections for the season you are living.

Stories from the garden, the kitchen table, Scripture, and the ordinary places where God is still teaching us how to return.

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A Time to Slow Down: Why Rooted in Grace Is Moving to One Episode a Week

A Time to Slow Down: Why Rooted in Grace Is Moving to One Episode a Weekby: Sanda ValcuPublished on: 29/08/2026

God didn't make a world of endless summer — He made seasons. A short garden devotional on Ecclesiastes 3:1, and a gentle change to our podcast rhythm.

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A Time to Slow Down: Why Rooted in Grace Is Moving to One Episode a Week

Why I made Rooted in Grace Free

Why I made Rooted in Grace Freeby: Sanda ValcuPublished on: 14/02/2026

I wrote Rooted in Grace because I was spiritually scattered. Here's the personal story behind why I'm giving it away for free.

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Why I made Rooted in Grace Free

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