by Darlene Schacht | Apr 26, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Drawn from my archives Submission is a powerful choice. It’s a willful and deliberate one that we make for the Lord. Our flesh wants nothing more than to be in control, to win every argument, and to put ourselves first. The act of submission however, calls us to...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 25, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
I heard it loud and clear. For the first time this year, I heard the crack of thunder, and saw the lightning that followed behind. We weren’t sure if we’d be getting another snow storm, or if it was finally warm enough to be rain. All we knew was that a...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 21, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
I’m a note-taker. From as far back as I can remember I’ve been scribbling words into my notebooks at church. The thing is that most of these notes don’t make all that much sense to me now. They’re little more than a bunch of disconnected...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 19, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
In Philippians chapter four, Paul writes: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 18, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
We went to a restaurant for my birthday yesterday. Ten of us sat around the table at our favorite Mexican hot spot, eating chips and sipping iced tea. We don’t have too many Mexican restaurants out here, so sitting down with chips and salsa is a rare experience...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 13, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
We’re bracing for a Winter storm–in Spring. The news channels are calling it “The Storm of the Decade.” They’re telling us to expect high winds and anywhere from 12 to 20 inches of snow. Highways are closing in advance and schools are...