by Darlene Schacht | Dec 29, 2010 | Anger, Biblical Womanhood, Help-Meet, Marriage
I’m not saying you are crazy.But I am saying that your thought patterns affect your marriage. I remember sitting at the dinner table with my daughter in her high chair and my 2-year-old son, watching the clock. Tick tock tick tock. These thoughts ran through my mind,...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 17, 2010 | Acceptance, Esther, Love, Marriage, Respect
There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in – that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.~ Mother TeresaI...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 11, 2010 | Brides in Training, Engagement, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage, Ruth, Young Love, Your Letters
Dear Darlene, I loved the advice you gave to the young woman in yesterday’s article, “Bride in Training.” So great! Especially the counsel to discuss finances in detail before marriage; my husband and I did not do this very well, and it caused...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 10, 2010 | Brides in Training, Engagement, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage, Young Love, Your Letters
Dear Darlene,My boyfriend and I are talking about getting married next December. No proposal or ring yet, but he’s dropped hints that it’s coming. I don’t have any reference for biblical womanhood, I mean I have read the Bible on these topics, and books and blogs...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 8, 2010 | Housekeeping, Marriage, Motherhood, Your Letters
This past week I was corresponding with a reader named Meghann. Meghann and her husband met when they were merely twelve years old, and after living in different countries for a while, God brought them back together. Their love story is a beautiful one of a young...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 1, 2010 | Hope, Marriage, Patience, Your Letters
Dear Darlene,I just turned 39 in October; I’m single, never been married, nor have I ever had a baby.I came close to getting married once back in 1997. He wasn’t a Christian but was a very nice guy, however he made bad choices and had a baby with someone...