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August 20, 2026

Esther Colpitts

In like a lion

Sunday afternoon was lovely, so I pushed myself to take a walk. Part way, finding it too warm, I stuffed my mitts in my pocket.

In like a lion

I heard a few people mention that March came in like a lion which means it will go out like a lamb. Mild weather is

You don’t know

I decided to do a little touch-up on my kitchen cupboards this month. I’m pretty well stuck inside, my kitchen is small, so I thought

Expressions

I just heard a person say, “It’s stinkin’ cold.” I knew exactly what they were feeling. I cannot say I enjoy the continuous cold, but

When you know

I lost my house key the other day. I kept it loose in my coat pocket and of course at some point when I pulled

Down in the dumps

The weather is cold, we’re stuck inside, the groundhog saw his shadow, the sun seems to be refusing to shine, and never mind that the

Losing control

Twice recently I made a stop with my car and slid. The ice underneath the snow makes it very easy to slip. I am wary,

Second guessing

I was texting a friend the other day and the text came out different than what I typed. Every so often, I find a word

The greatest gift

I love giving. I think you could say it is one of my love languages. My only struggle is when you want to give, and

Making changes

Not too long ago I bought a small mill and some grain and began making bread that way. I’ve been making bread for many years,

In like a lion

Sunday afternoon was lovely, so I pushed myself to take a walk. Part way, finding it too warm, I stuffed my mitts in my pocket. My favourite mitts. I was almost home before I noticed one of them was missing.

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In like a lion

I heard a few people mention that March came in like a lion which means it will go out like a lamb. Mild weather is expected by the end of the month. Hearing that I felt a surge of hope.

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You don’t know

I decided to do a little touch-up on my kitchen cupboards this month. I’m pretty well stuck inside, my kitchen is small, so I thought it won’t be too hard. Really? Little did I know what it would entail. Lots

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Expressions

I just heard a person say, “It’s stinkin’ cold.” I knew exactly what they were feeling. I cannot say I enjoy the continuous cold, but as I thought about it, I remembered that God wasn’t pleased when His people complained

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When you know

I lost my house key the other day. I kept it loose in my coat pocket and of course at some point when I pulled my mitt out, out came the key. I had thought to myself a number of

Read More »

Down in the dumps

The weather is cold, we’re stuck inside, the groundhog saw his shadow, the sun seems to be refusing to shine, and never mind that the news says we’ll be paying more for everything soon. The only response to all this

Read More »

Losing control

Twice recently I made a stop with my car and slid. The ice underneath the snow makes it very easy to slip. I am wary, so I am driving slower and praying as I go. Losing control is not something

Read More »

Second guessing

I was texting a friend the other day and the text came out different than what I typed. Every so often, I find a word gets inserted into my conversation. Sometimes funny, sometimes aggravating, it is usually not what I

Read More »

The greatest gift

I love giving. I think you could say it is one of my love languages. My only struggle is when you want to give, and you do it often, you either go in debt or you give small things. I

Read More »

Making changes

Not too long ago I bought a small mill and some grain and began making bread that way. I’ve been making bread for many years, but this process began a whole new way of doing it. It has been challenging.

Read More »
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