by Darlene Schacht | Feb 1, 2011 | Children, Hugging, Motherhood, Parenting, Titus 2sdays
A hug is an exchangeof two hearts entwined forone precious moment in time. Since we found out that my dad was sick with cancer this past year, I won’t leave the house without hugging and kissing my parents. I have come to realize that every minute I have with...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 7, 2010 | Parenting, Storms
When life gets difficult and darkness sets in like a stain on my soul, I’m reminded of days like these…Standing between the sun and I, was a wall of darkness, so thick, so intimidating, and so full of beauty it demanded my time.I stood on the edge of the curb, calling...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 3, 2010 | Children, Comfort, Family, Hope, Joy, Miscarriage, Motherhood, Parenting, Pro-Life, Your Letters
Darlene,I watched your interview with Amy. It was excellent!Did I hear you say that you had five miscarriages? I have had two and today I got news that it looks like I am having my third. I will not know for a few days as I did blood work again today. I had an...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 23, 2010 | Childhood Memories, Contentment, Joy, Motherhood, My Dad, Parenting
I still remember the day when I could barely hold the orange pencil that I carried over to my father. After taking a small carving knife from the yellow drawer in the kitchen, he sat in his chair at the red arborite table where he whittled the pencil and told a story...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 17, 2010 | Children, Humor, Motherhood, Parenting
Brown paper covered the tables in place of a fancy tablecloth, while the head of a deer with over-sized antlers hung above our table in place of class. In place of a vase sat a cup of broken crayons, which came in handy when sometime after the drinks were served, I...
