by Lisa Jacobson | Sep 18, 2013 | Brides in Training, Guest Blogger, Parenting
I feel rather blessed. Being the mother of three lovely teenage daughters—young, bright, and beautiful. All three of them hoping to get married some day. Or at least they think they will. But to tell you the truth, they’ve grown a little doubtful lately....
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 12, 2013 | Brides in Training, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage
The arrival of spring carries with it a number of blessings: flowers, sunshine, walks in the park, and the preparation of weddings. In just a few months the season of white dresses, black tuxedos and ring bearing boys will be upon us. Young men and women will be...
by Darlene Schacht | Jul 25, 2012 | Brides in Training, Guest Blogger, Videos
Courtney blogs at WomenLivingWell.org on the topics of faith, marriage, parenting, and homemaking. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for nearly 14 years. She homeschools her son and daughter and is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute. In...
by Darlene Schacht | May 24, 2011 | Brides in Training, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage, Proverbs 31
Introducing guest contributor, Olivia from Her Noble CharacterAn Excellent WifeThe other day I spent some time in Proverbs 31:10-31, a very popular passage about “an excellent wife.” Sometimes, I admit, I treat the familiarity of those verses as a license to read...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 18, 2011 | Brides in Training, Faith, Friendship, Obedience
Nothing holds the power to negatively influence our faith more than the people we are close to. Friends can lift you up, while others drag you down faster than you ever thought possible. But when we come to the place where we see our sin for what it really is, we also...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 31, 2011 | Brides in Training, Dating
Clare from Peak313 Fitness recommended this video yesterday, saying “We are in a day where the line for sexual purity is blurred. We can’t forget the standard for where God wants His people! Leavhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife it to Mark Driscoll to...