<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[esther's stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[piece of my mind]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:48:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesus You radiate a peace that passes my understanding Butterflies swarm around you; the happiest of men Little birds land on your...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/butterflies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a03b8ce73330115aa1dc45</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 23:27:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9362c7928a9a458aaa7dd59b7de6e335~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All of the good men]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the good men are like long bending blades of green grass That a dog ate And then vomited up And now I am staring at that vomit And...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/all-of-the-good-men</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a037c4295bd6a6ef411b5e</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 23:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1230b6404839429b9436333b68e1561f.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ponytail]]></title><description><![CDATA[She sighed. “Something has got to be seriously wrong,” she said. “To make you do that.”]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/ponytail</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d694178994a589bd9c5383</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b2d3fe5d3962490fa5bfbedc3a9cdd22~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVERY Good Gift Is From Above]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter how much we believe that we are saved by God’s grace and not by anything we have done there will always be a voice inside...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/every-good-gift-is-from-above</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f50e1a0cc0789809889b15</guid><category><![CDATA[Convictions]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:34:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8fed9ef13904fb85b6b12092c269a465.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When You Don’t Know Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[This verse just hit different this morning: “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go to a place that he was to receive as an...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/when-you-don-t-know-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6352d63377feeccd449f148a</guid><category><![CDATA[Convictions]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:27:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5bb80de1a3a4db482acb27befc4a1a9.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 3: On The Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[That night all hell broke loose. Well, not exactly. When I came downstairs for dinner, June was home. Mom and Dad must’ve picked her up...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/chapter-3-on-the-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62f5700145aa34bbb97b3f6a</guid><category><![CDATA[Poppy's Bakery]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:16:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_68f8c8ddf7b642389e7b7c097f06c9af~mv2_d_2304_1536_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 2: Butterdoodles]]></title><description><![CDATA[I swung open the door and stopped just inside the bakery to savor the feeling of the AC cooling my sweaty skin. The room smelled like old...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/chapter-2-butterdoodles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e80ee0ab0300bd4a96b7da</guid><category><![CDATA[Poppy's Bakery]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:40:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a55a5c0b325e4222b7120a336631a122~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 1: The Ice-Cream Parlor]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-and-a-half Years Later “What do you want, the ‘Big Dipper’?” “I don’t know, I’m thinking about it.” “You realize that one scoop here...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/chapter-1-one-and-a-half-years-later</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e2f6bf337b4541569d1547</guid><category><![CDATA[Poppy's Bakery]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:56:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_0aba0a59049e47deb25b443f8a2d3f79~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was the first one to get back and it was dark. The door swung open with my keys jingling in the old lock. I pulled them out and let the...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/detoxing-my-social-media-feed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e2ece6279b3d2d75e0789e</guid><category><![CDATA[Poppy's Bakery]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:09:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_e0310c3df08e4f9294f3461728a57b35~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride Month Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is officially pride month. As we see our feeds filling up with celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community, please do not let your heart fill...]]></description><link>https://estherploegstra.wixsite.com/pieceofmymind/post/pride-month-post</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e321c47e828b237eddbb55</guid><category><![CDATA[Convictions]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fa926ac648db40159ff7ae502c88997c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Esther Ploegstra</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>