by Darlene Schacht | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
I heard something in church yesterday that served as a gentle reminder to me. “I was seeking after the fruit of the Spirit,” she said, “when I realized that seeking God was all that I needed to do.” Bam! How many times do I need to be reminded...
by Darlene Schacht | Feb 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s Day 5 in the challenge, which brings us right up to this Valentine weekend! I’m excited to celebrate, are you? For some reason I’m enjoying this year more than most. I think it’s a combination of this Valentine challenge and the fact that...
by Darlene Schacht | Feb 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today is day four in our Valentine series, and our challenge today is to bless someone else with a Valentine. Why? You might ask… Because something is missing and it has been for years. If there’s one post I want you to read this year–it’s this...
by Darlene Schacht | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Are you ready for challenge #3? How would you like to enjoy an electronic free night? Can you do it? If that’s too much to ask, how about taking a 2-3 hour break where you do nothing but hang out together? Maybe you could pull out an old board game and pop a big...
by Darlene Schacht | Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
✭✭ Pssst ✭✭ before I get into today’s challenge, I wanted to let you know that my newest book, Messy Beautiful Love (Kindle version) is on sale for only $2.99. You’ll want to pick it up soon, because I’m sure that it won’t be that price for...
by Darlene Schacht | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
This past winter, my daughter and I started something new–we lit a candle every night leading up to Christmas. The reason I did this with my daughter instead of Michael is because we’re always the ones who are up later than everyone else, and besides that,...
by Darlene Schacht | Feb 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m sorry, this post has moved, but you can still get the adorable cards. I’ve added more of them for you! Click here to find them.
by Darlene Schacht | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
If someone tells you motherhood isn’t hard, they’re not telling you the truth. Wonderful? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. Inspiring? Yes. Hard? Absolutely. But then really, all of life is hard, isn’t it? Messy? Just the other day, one of my best friends lost...
by Darlene Schacht | Jan 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you’re anything like Michael and I your wedding vows were beautiful. Sometimes I wonder if I was too distracted by the excitement of it all to realize just how wonderful they were. A promise to love, honor, and cherish each other. To laugh with him, to cry...
by Darlene Schacht | Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
God delights in his people—you and I. He enjoys us so much that even the very hair on our head is numbered. I can’t imagine the accounting department that He must have to keep track of mine. I change my hair often. I wonder… would we take the time to...
by Darlene Schacht | Jan 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
I can’t even begin to tell you how much fun I had this past Thursday morning! A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to appear on the Leon Show to chat about my book, Messy Beautiful Love. Thankfully they tape the show in my city so I didn’t have to fly out....
by Darlene Schacht | Jan 19, 2015 | Project 365, Uncategorized
I know–I’ve spoken about Mary and Martha a few times in the past year, but if you don’t mind too much, I’d like to go back there again. It’s been nagging on me. For a while. I wrote a book on the topic of virtue, “The Virtuous Life...
