by Darlene Schacht | Dec 16, 2013 | Christmas
We’ve all heard the saying, “The world is taking ‘Christ’ out of Christmas.” But when I turn my face away from the world to examine my own life and that of my family, I’m left with the question, “What am I doing to put Christ into each...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
You captured his heart, now what? If you’re anything like me, you don’t want things to grow stale. My plan is to be dancing cheek to cheek with Michael long into retirement. My desire is to not only capture his heart, but to keep it until death do us...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 12, 2013 | Marriage
My marriage is wonderful, and Michael’s incredible, but let me also say that our relationship isn’t perfect—it’s taken humility, patience, and grace to get where we are. There have been rough patches and some days when he didn’t seem all that...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Drawn from my archives It was 1996. Jerry Maguire looked across the room at Dorothy Boyd, and with tear-stained cheeks he gave her his heart along with three little words, “You complete me.” I’m a hopeless romantic, and yet I have to tell you that this moment in...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 29, 2013 | Anger, Marriage, Uncategorized
Ruth Bell Graham once said, “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” This gives us a glimpse into one of the strongest marriages of our time. Married over sixty years, Ruth and Billy Graham understood that anger is inevitable–it comes easy–but...
