by Darlene Schacht | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
There’s a big difference between a group and a team, and the difference has nothing to do with the size. You can have a team of two people and a group of twenty. The difference between the two is whether or not the members are working together toward common...
by Darlene Schacht | May 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
My daughter and I went for a long drive. The weather was absolutely beautiful so I didn’t want to miss a single moment of it. I decided to take her cruising through the old neighbourhood. I suppose you could call it a drive down memory lane. We used to live in an old...
by Darlene Schacht | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Drawn from my archives Are you past hope in restoring your marriage? I know that some of you think you are, but are you sure about that? What about a marriage that’s dead? What if there’s nothing left for either partner? Is all hope gone? What if you’re struggling to...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 28, 2015 | Bible Journaling, Uncategorized
I’m not sick, I’m not dying, and I’m not counting down my last days, but some day I will be. One day I’ll say goodbye to this world as I step into the arms of my Savior. The question is, how will I be remembered? Or better yet, how will my God be...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib, which...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Drawn from my archives A young woman was troubled. After five years, her marriage wasn’t going quite the way that she hoped it would. She was a busy mom of two little ones, they were struggling financially, laundry was backed up, the dishwasher was broken, and...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Drawn from my archives The fresh scent of warm fudge washed over Main street while the clip-clop of a horse drawn carriage lent a steady rhythm to the hustle and bustle under the afternoon sun. It was just like any other Saturday afternoon in Greenville, South...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Drawn from my archives I went hunting for that familiar verse on the topic of nagging, you know the one, right? Well to my surprise there wasn’t one verse to be found. There were five. Can you believe it? I knew there were two–maybe three, but I was a little surprised...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Drawn from my archives When it comes to communication, what is the goal? Do we want to speak? Do we want to be heard? And do we want to listen? Of course we do, but there’s something we need even more than all that–it’s to be understood. My...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
I just wanted to pop in to give you all a heads up… My interview on The LEON Show will be airing today, April 3, 2015 (Good Friday!) We’ll be chatting about marriage and my newest book, Messy Beautiful Love. Here are the times you can watch it: TBN’s...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Forgive? Yes. Forget? Maybe not. Drawn from my archives I was at a women’s conference this past weekend. During the lunch hour, everyone was asked to write down a question on a piece of paper. The questions were then taken on stage where we discussed them in an...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Most Powerful Way to Communicate With Your Husband In our first year of marriage, Michael and I owned a small house barely large enough for the two of us, but I have to admit it was cute. This little house had a porcelain sink, vintage stove, built-in china...