March 2012 – Page 3 – Contentment Cottage

play clay

March 11, 2012August 1, 2021 Ellen Lebsock

Make Some Play Clayand Create Critters Here's what you'll need: A grown up person to HELP you.1/2 cup table salt (not kosher or sea salt)1/2 cup hot water1/2 cup cold water1/2 cup cornstarcha few drops of food coloring in 3 or 4 colors Mix the salt and hot water in a large pan. PLEASE - don't ever use… Continue reading play clay

daily devotions

free

March 10, 2012 Ellen Lebsock

These words are the profession of my faith in Jesus Christ. They are words I want to live and work by every single day. With his help, most days, I do. I am a servant of the most high God - the God of heaven and earth, who holds my life in the palm of… Continue reading free

effective prayer

prayer requests

March 9, 2012 Ellen Lebsock

It snowed in the night! Well...not snow SNOW. The pears are dropping their blossoms. Everything is covered with petals. After growing up in the Colorado mountains, I can tell you without question - I'll take my snow this way!!! It's been another interesting week here at the cottage....a very busy week...but interesting. The blog re-design… Continue reading prayer requests

odds n' ends

make lemonade

March 9, 2012November 30, 2018 Ellen Lebsock

I have a bookmark bearing this quote: “When life give you lemons – make lemonade.” Early this morning there is evidence of spring, and the promise of another crop of lemonade in the garden. The Meyer lemon we planted last summer is all but bursting with flowers. I know the green fruit should probably be… Continue reading make lemonade

odds n' ends

in like a lamb

March 5, 2012March 1, 2020 Ellen Lebsock

March came in like a lamb…you know what that means. Out like a lion! Today is another cold, gray day. Nothing like the 70 degree days we enjoyed the last two weeks of February. The sun peeked out for a minute or two, then the clouds closed up and it’s winter again. The old joke… Continue reading in like a lamb

odds n' ends

hello March !

March 4, 2012March 1, 2020 Ellen Lebsock

Hooray! The first of March. Spring! A couple of weeks of shamrocks and leprechauns! We finally got a good study, soaking rain last night after weeks of below normal rainfall. Looking east, the Sierra Mountain Range is not white as it is supposed to be in March. It is blue! That means almost no snow. … Continue reading hello March !