by Darlene Schacht | Dec 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
My adaptation of the famous poem, by Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas and all through the net, Were the ‘tip-tap’ of keys from people in debt. The Bible was placed on the mantle with care, Knowing full well that Christ would be there. The town was...
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 Matthew L. Jacobson | Dec 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
At some point, the life we planned on and reality collide. Our first several years of marriage were pretty much free of serious hardship – oh, things happened that we thought were difficult but the first real challenge? That would be the birth of our Little Sparrow....
by Lisa Jacobson | Dec 4, 2013 | Christmas, Marriage
Snow. Twinkly lights. Lovely gifts, woodsy garland, and a simple nativity scene. Mystery and joy. It was Christmas Eve and our very first together. We were newlyweds living in those dreadful pink apartments and I was eager to have his family out to celebrate Christmas...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 3, 2013 | Attitude, Guest Blogger, Marriage, Uncategorized, Wives
Sometimes I can be cranky… especially when my husband parents differently than I do. For example, I like an early bedtime and lately my husband has been allowing the children to stay up late… too late for mommy’s patience! lol! And when I get cranky… I get critical…...
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...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Nov 27, 2013 | Anger, Communication
You might say I’m gifted with the ill-timed comment. I’ve thought a lot about this and I don’t think it’s really my fault. Like when Barbara came from out of state to visit Lisa. I was trying to do something nice for them, I really was. They were having tea on...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ask anyone who’s been married for over 25 years and they’ll tell you that marriage is rewarding, but it’s not always easy. Over the years we deal with a number of issues that take their toll on us. Difficult in-laws, financial stress, sick children,...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 25, 2013 | Marriage, Uncategorized, Unity
Great marriages don’t happen by accident, they’re built by two people who give of themselves day after day. Some of the best building blocks in a marriage are patience, love, and respect. But there are so many more. In The Virtuous Life series we talked...
