Colton Gates Leatherwork

04/07/2026

“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter.” Joel 2:25-26. I think our world is in need of restoration more than ever.

04/04/2026

“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come”. Song of Solomon 2:11-12. Grateful Spring has arrived. Finally got around to making myself a new wallet after many years. My husband has always called me “Oso” aka “the bear.” She’s a little choppy but I’ll get her smoothed out. I truly hate posting on social media. Can you tell?

02/22/2026

True Happiness - “Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stand in the way of sinners,
nor sit in the company of scoffers.
2 Rather, his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on that law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted near streams of water,
which bears fruit in its season,
and whose leaves never wither.
In the same way,
everything he does will prosper.
4 This is not true of the wicked,
for they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore, the wicked will not stand firm at the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 1. Messy Sunday. Every now and then I’ll have a project that begs the question…”what was I thinking?!…”

01/07/2026

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you”. Deuteronomy 31:6. Oldie but a goodie. One of my all time favorites.

08/21/2025

Could summer actually be winding down?

06/12/2025

“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” —Alfred Austin. How’s your garden coming along? Enjoy a few pics of this gorgeous cuff, as well as a cactus or two and Princess Ruby looking like a giant in the wildflowers at the Wichita Mountains.

05/09/2025

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about all the hate in this world, but also on the love. I’ll choose love.

05/07/2025

“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary. What are you conquering?

04/30/2025

“Bloom where you are planted, even if it’s in the middle of the desert.” - Anyone else feeling a little stranded? Get me outta here. 🤠

04/11/2025

04/09/2025