This week has been a roller-coaster of rain and dry, cool and warm. Today was sunny and just above 60°. I've always said our valley Holiday Season is Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Super Bowl and SPRING! They all run together and they come fast. When the temperatures start to reach into the 60's you know… Continue reading a new garden path
Author: Ellen Lebsock
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"...be content with what you have. For God has said, “I will never, never fail you nor forsake you.” _Hebrews 13:5 TLB
foggy Friday
fog to the right of me After the rainy weather earlier this week, we have what we usually have in Tulare County in January. Fog. Thick, damp, fog. At six o'clock when I opened the office shades viability was down to about 25 feet—couldn't see the other side of the lane! Now, at 11:11 am… Continue reading foggy Friday
choose contentment
I have learned to be contented whether I have much or little…how to live on almost nothing or with everything…the secret of contentment in every situation, be it a full stomach or hunger, plenty or want; for I can do everything with the help of Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:11-13
end of the drought
Welcome Rain! California isn't the only area suffering from a long-term drought.  If you have been a follower at my "Cottage" for any length of time, you know posts have been few and far between for the past couple of years!  And non-existent since late in 2015.  Lots of reasons [uh...excuses?...] for the sparse posts. The reason for… Continue reading end of the drought
bibliography
All scriptures quoted on The Contentment Cottage Blog are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (RSV), unless otherwise noted: Revised Standard Version of the Bible (RSV) Published by Zondervan Corp. Grand Rapids, MI 49500 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-17541 Women of Faith Study Bible (NIV) New International Version Published by Zondervan… Continue reading bibliography
why write
A note from God: Up all night thinking about praying, but feeling the need to write my prayers - but what is the point of writing? Very clearly heard Him say, "how do you think the Bible was written? All of my servants, from Moses to John the Revelator, wrote their thoughts and prayers." Blessed… Continue reading why write
Thanksgiving Blessings
"The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” _Ruth 2:12 Have you ever wondered why, in some Bible stories, God asked the people to give what little they had to Him? It may appear cruel, but the… Continue reading Thanksgiving Blessings
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