The Contentment Cottage Blog will be closed until after Labor Day. We're taking this SPECIAL week off to celebrate our 35th Wedding Anniversary! It's difficult to believe that more than three decades have passed since God joined our separate lives into one. What children we were! How naive and unprepared for all He had in…
one thing
One thing is clear to me.You can't know everything you'd like to know.You can't do everything you'd like to do.You can't read everything you'd like to read.You must hold onto some things and let go of others.Learning to make that choice is one of the big lessons of this life. As they continued their travel,…
true friends
A true Friend is the best possession. _Benjamin Franklin A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:7 A true friend tells you the truth, even when the truth hurts. _Nana Ellen
unfriended
As you enter the house, give it your greeting. If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace. Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off…
need to know
Working on Noah Notes right now. This series of watercolor sketches isn't new, exactly. I've played around with them for several years, but each new generation brings a slightly different perspective to the drawing board. This time around I've been playing with appropriate scripture attachments. The idea...hummmm...? There are giraffes and zebras, hippos and ... What could you use…
weird humor
By now you already know that I have an intense sense of spirituality. But did you know I also have a WEIRD SENSE of HUMOR? I love this ... and this... and especially this... I think this is hilarious... and this is more truth than comedy... After all...laughter IS the best medicine and cynicism is…
blessing or curse
The Spirit of the Lord God is planted in our hearts and grows upward and outward as we trust and believe Him. He builds us into a dwelling place for His Spirit from the inside out. He told Moses..."Look at what I've done for you today: I've placed in front of you Life and Good, Death…
august orchids
My favorite orchid - that I lovingly call "tiny dancers" - came in from the greenhouse this morning. The Oncidium family is very large and includes many flower varieties. The most common flower variety is often referred to as the "dancing lady". These Oncidium types have thin leaves, pseudobulbs, and branching sprays with flowers colored…
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