by Ruth Schwenk | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
With four children ages 5, 7, 10, and 12 years old, sometimes it seems “less than peaceful” in my home. Every single day I scramble to spend time mothering my children, getting to at least 3-5 loads of laundry, cleaning, cooking, homeschooling, along with all of the...
by Ruth Schwenk | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
A year ago, we moved into a quaint and modest three-bedroom brick house. Built in the 1920s, it’s a beautiful home for its age, but it also has its bumps and bruises. Like anything, time takes its toll. But it has, and still, endures. If you have ever bought anything...
by Ruth Schwenk | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands. –Proverbs 14:1 My dad is a builder. Growing up, I remember my dad always building or rebuilding something. And he was (and still is) very good it. Whether it is a new roof, deck,...
by Ruth Schwenk | Mar 13, 2014 | Marriage, Uncategorized
“What’s for dinner?” my husband asked. “Nothing. Just, nothing!” I sputtered out with a bit of impatience and frustration. My husband broke into a fit of laughter on the other end of the phone. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. So I asked him in a serious and...
by Ruth Schwenk | Feb 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Almost seventeen years ago my husband chose to begin pursuing me with a prank phone call. It’s not how a couple usually meets, but it’s how we met. We were both college students at the Moody Bible Institute, living in one of the greatest cities in the...
