September 2010 - Page 2 of 3

Messy Faces In Divine Places

by Darlene Schacht | Sep 17, 2010 | Children, Humor, Motherhood, Parenting

Brown paper covered the tables in place of a fancy tablecloth, while the head of a deer with over-sized antlers hung above our table in place of class. In place of a vase sat a cup of broken crayons, which came in handy when sometime after the drinks were served, I...

Storms

by Darlene Schacht | Sep 16, 2010 | Comfort, Depression, Hope, Storms

Speckled and freckled beneath the waves of his sun bleached hair, is a five-year-old boy who’s “all growed up.” The sun has stained his cheeks to a rosy shade of pink, but he takes little notice of this, as he’s only particular about his...

Mom’s Homemade Buns

by Darlene Schacht | Sep 16, 2010 | Recipes

Mom’s Homemade Buns I’ll always remember that familiar smell when I walked through the door after school. Mom had homemade buns in the oven, while others sat cooling on linen cloths she laid out. My personal preference was fresh from the oven. No butter,...

My Story of Love, Infidelity, and God’s Incomparable Grace

by Darlene Schacht | Sep 14, 2010 | Beliefs, Biblical Womanhood, Family, Help-Meet, Marriage, Motherhood, Pro-Life, Scripture, Submission, Values

I’m Darlene Schacht, and this is our story of God’s incomparable grace… Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. ~ Genesis 2:24, KJV It was my husband’s birthday I still had...

The Ultimate Beef Stroganoff Recipe

by Darlene Schacht | Sep 8, 2010 | Recipes

The Ultimate Beef Stroganoff Recipe Growing up I was known as “The Stroganoff Kid.” The Lipton company had a boxed version of a type of noodles and sauce that I was seriously addicted to. Every Friday when Dad placed an allowance in my outstretched hand I...