by Darlene Schacht | Apr 9, 2012 | Beauty, Christian Living, Proverbs 31, Spring
I live up in Manitoba, Canada where spring is deceptive at times. We can have beach weather one day, and as soon as everybody exchanges their warm clothes for flip flops and tank tops, we discover that we’re expecting two inches of snow.I’m cautious when...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 3, 2012 | Christian Living, Easter, Titus 2sdays
Drawn from my archivesI was recently asked what advice I might give to women who are desiring a closer walk with the Lord. I like this question because the answer to it has been on my heart.I think that the key to deeper intimacy lies in the way that we approach our...
by Darlene Schacht | Jan 23, 2012 | Christian Living, Repentance, salvation, Your Letters
Dear Darlene,I am not good at this but I am going to try anyways – I am lost, confused, scared and FULL of bitterness and resentment. I am afraid that I will lose my husband over all of this. I cannot keep my life on track, I fall back into my old ways of being lazy...
by Darlene Schacht | Jan 2, 2012 | Christian Living, Guest Blogger
Guest Contributor, Gina Smith, Keepin’ it RealThe other day I saw an advertisement that read, “Become a Christian counselor and bring Christ to those who need Him most!”Under the add was a picture of a man; he was dirty and dressed in rags. As I...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 27, 2011 | Beauty, Christian Living
Out of the mouths of babes… The other day my daughter got in my car after school and said, “Mom here’s another reason I don’t want to wear makeup: 18 billion dollars is spent on makeup a year, and 15 billion of those dollars could have fed and...
by Darlene Schacht | Aug 21, 2011 | Christian Living, Guest Blogger, Missions
Part 3 of 3 on Candace Cameron Bure’s mission trip with Compassion: Last year, Val Bure won the Battle of the Blades and donated $50,000 to keep a Child Survival Program in the Dominican Republic up and running for two years. Recently, he and his family,...