by Darlene Schacht | Sep 28, 2010 | Home Maintenance Schedule, Housekeeping
*New* Print a condensed copy of this housekeeping schedule for your fridge or home-maintenance binder. Click here to view and download your free printable.Good house keeping starts with a good cleaning schedule, and there’s nothing like walking into a house that...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 24, 2010 | Family, Love, Marriage
I’ll always remember that day. We stood at the front of the church, my sister and I—she in a teal colored sweater, and me wearing the same version in pink. Together we sang, “Jesus Loves Me This I know…” I sang the melody, while Bonnie chimed in with harmony. She...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 24, 2010 | Recipes
Mom’s Chili Con Carne Ingredients:1 lb hamburger½ C celery2 medium onions2 Cans kidney beans½ C ketchup14 oz tomatoes chopped fresh or canned½ tsp salt2 tsp chili powder¼ tsp cayenne pepper (for hotter chili)1 sliced green pepper (optional) Procedure:Fry...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 23, 2010 | Childhood Memories, Contentment, Joy, Motherhood, My Dad, Parenting
I still remember the day when I could barely hold the orange pencil that I carried over to my father. After taking a small carving knife from the yellow drawer in the kitchen, he sat in his chair at the red arborite table where he whittled the pencil and told a story...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 21, 2010 | Marriage
Perhaps you’re engaged to be married, maybe you’re married and hoping to rekindle a spark, or possibly your marriage is at the point where you feel it’s broken beyond repair. In any case, you’re at a place where preparation for marriage is a must. If you had a...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 5, 2010 | Christian Living, Contentment, Excess, Poverty
While visiting a small vintage home in Lower Fort Garry, I noticed that this particular house has eight beds. Four beds in one room, three in the other, and one off of the kitchen. I got to thinking about the days when my own grandmother raised 18 children. I’m...
