by Darlene Schacht | Dec 1, 2011 | Christmas
I stood at the counter, cooking with my daughter Madison. Company was coming, and we had much cooking to do. While over-stirring a bowl, Maddy accidentally spilled a little sauce on the pages of my cookbook. “Uh-oh,” she said. “It spilt over...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 1, 2011 | 31 Days of Love, Marriage, Marriage Challenge
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.~Proverbs 31:11-12When our husband’s come home from a long, hard day at work, what are they expecting? Is it what they find when...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 30, 2011 | Printables
I apologize for not having a calendar page out to you last month. Life was crazy busy at that time. But I’m back with two of them for you. I have made both December and January’s calendar for because I know that the end of December will be a busy time for...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 30, 2011 | 31 Days of Love, Marriage, Marriage Challenge
Train the young women to…love their husband.” Titus 2:4Titus 2 gives us a checklist of seven good things that older women in the church are to pass along to the younger women in the church. The first in this list of things to learn is to “love their husbands.”Most of...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 30, 2011 | Kim Brenneman, Parenting
Every individual is growing, changing, developing, or declining—intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, physically, and psychologically.A family is a grouping of individuals who are affecting each other intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, physically,...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rich beauty doesn’t blossom over time unless the gardener is willing to till the soil, tend to the weeds and water each seedling as it grows. So it is with marriage. Those who stay the course with patience and humility reap the harvest of a strong and healthy...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 29, 2011 | 31 Days of Love, Marriage, Marriage Challenge
May you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer – may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. ~ Proverbs 5:18,19The Webster definition of captivate is: to capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty and...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 28, 2011 | Christmas, Guest Blogger, In-laws, Marriage, Titus 2sdays
Guest Contributor, Sheila Wray Gregoire, To Love Honor and Vacuum Most of you are still recovering from Thanksgiving, and Christmas is just around the corner. While the turkey may be delicious, though, often these holidays add tremendous stress to our marriages,...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 28, 2011 | 31 Days of Love, In-laws, Marriage, Marriage Challenge
My mother-in-law (shown above with my children)is one of my best friends.“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 27, 2011 | Christmas, Crafts
Do you love Christmas crafts? Me too! There’s nothing like the look and the feel of homemade. And I absolutely love the rich tones you find at this time of year–it takes my breath away!Here are 12 of the most beautiful Christmas crafts I’ve gathered...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 27, 2011 | Beauty, Christian Living
Out of the mouths of babes… The other day my daughter got in my car after school and said, “Mom here’s another reason I don’t want to wear makeup: 18 billion dollars is spent on makeup a year, and 15 billion of those dollars could have fed and...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
I received a copy of Homemaking 101 from Jennifer Ross, asking me to review it. I had read homemaking books before, but a DVD? This was different, so I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I certainly wasn’t expecting to see a presentation with as much...
