by Darlene Schacht | Mar 22, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
I went to Walmart today. It’s a little early to be walking through the garden center, but even so, my Fiddle Tree is desperately needing a transplant. I’ve only had it eight months, and it’s already outgrown its pot. And so, if I want it to grow and...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 20, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Reading the story of Jacob and Joseph in the book of Genesis, we get to the part where Jacob just found out that his son Joseph is alive and well and living in Egypt. In chapter 46, we read: So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 15, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Next to my birthday and Christmas, this week is my favorite week of the year. My favorite day to be exact. The day we spring ahead and turn the clocks forward an hour. I love sunlight. More than you could ever imagine. I love long summer days when the sun goes down at...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 13, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Drawn from my archives 10 years ago, I set out to run the couch to 5k. After just a couple of weeks, I was doing great! I could run for half an hour while barely breaking a sweat. But here’s the thing: when I realized that my minute mile wasn’t up to par,...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 10, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Our grandson is 14-months-old. Carefully lifting his hand from the edge of the sofa he takes one step, and then another, before tumbling down. I know he’ll get there one day. Some day, he’ll run and he’ll jump. He’ll wrestle with his sister,...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 9, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
A few years back, my son decided that he wanted to fly to Calgary to watch his favorite team play. He knew it would cost him a lot, and at the time he was getting about $5.00/week for allowance. That’s a lot of weeks to save up just for the airfare alone....
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 7, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Right from the start I knew how different they were one from the other. Our daughter Madison was a little stinker at times whose curious mind led her to dig into drawers and empty the cupboards. Graham and Nathaniel were two little monkeys, with more energy than a...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 6, 2022 | Ultimate Marriage Challenge
Looking for the table of contents? Click here Have you made it all the way through to day 21? If you have, congratulations! Now that you have completed the challenge, however, remember that this is merely a jump-start. God willing, you’ll have many, many years...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 5, 2022 | Ultimate Marriage Challenge
Looking for the table of contents? Click here Congratulations to this week’s giveaway winner: JakeChristi Olsen Day 20 – To Dream With You Today’s Scripture I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:13, NIV) Today’s Marriage...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 3, 2022 | Ultimate Marriage Challenge
Looking for the table of contents? Click here Congratulations to this week’s giveaway winner: JakeChristi Olsen Day 19 – To Be Gentle and Kind Today’s Scripture A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1, NIV)...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 2, 2022 | Ultimate Marriage Challenge
Looking for the table of contents? Click here Day 18 – To Work as a Unified Team Today’s Scripture That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (John...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 1, 2022 | Ultimate Marriage Challenge
Looking for the table of contents? Click here Day 17 – To Celebrate Our Differences Today’s Scripture For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one...
