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August 20, 2026

Esther Colpitts

Chistmas is coming

It’s that time of year. I can tell. Something is changing … yes the weather, but that’s not what I mean. Strangers start to talk

Changes

Not feeling well, I lay on my sofa and heard the sound of the washer going through the . . .

Stages of life

My grandson found a tiny garter snake in the church the other afternoon.  “Where did you find him?” I asked, as he . . .

Taking down the walls

I was with my grandchildren and we were getting ready to go out when they remarked on how they liked my leather jacket. “I like

Kindness counts

I don’t know exactly how it takes over, but when too much goes wrong in my life, I start feeling miserable. That’s exactly what .

Use it or lose it

I planned a barbecue this week but when we started it, the thing didn’t work. It had hardly any flame. Very disappointing. A cast iron

Waterless clouds

Often in the morning as I walk my pup, I see darker clouds in the sky. Unfortunately, none of them hold water. These clouds seem

Bottle fed lamb

My friend owns a few sheep and this spring one ewe decided to reject her twins. To keep them alive they had to be bottle

A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on

Trusting a cookbook

I was looking through my cookbooks this week, sorting out which ones I can give to my granddaughter when I came to a recipe I

Chistmas is coming

It’s that time of year. I can tell. Something is changing … yes the weather, but that’s not what I mean. Strangers start to talk . . .

Read More »

Changes

Not feeling well, I lay on my sofa and heard the sound of the washer going through the . . .

Read More »

Stages of life

My grandson found a tiny garter snake in the church the other afternoon.  “Where did you find him?” I asked, as he . . .

Read More »

Taking down the walls

I was with my grandchildren and we were getting ready to go out when they remarked on how they liked my leather jacket. “I like both of yours too,” I said, “but, mine is not leather.” “Neither is mine,” they

Read More »

Kindness counts

I don’t know exactly how it takes over, but when too much goes wrong in my life, I start feeling miserable. That’s exactly what . . .

Read More »

Use it or lose it

I planned a barbecue this week but when we started it, the thing didn’t work. It had hardly any flame. Very disappointing. A cast iron frying pan my dad gave . . .

Read More »

Waterless clouds

Often in the morning as I walk my pup, I see darker clouds in the sky. Unfortunately, none of them hold water. These clouds seem to promise rain but it . . .

Read More »

Bottle fed lamb

My friend owns a few sheep and this spring one ewe decided to reject her twins. To keep them alive they had to be bottle fed. Feeding was four times a day then down to three. When she was discussing

Read More »

A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on our way home one morning and all of a sudden I noticed he wasn’t at

Read More »

Trusting a cookbook

I was looking through my cookbooks this week, sorting out which ones I can give to my granddaughter when I came to a recipe I wanted to try. I was right into it when a thought entered my mind. I

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