by Darlene Schacht | May 13, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
Growing up I shared a room with my sister. For a while there, we even shared the same bed. My cousins had four girls to a room–two in each bed. That’s just how it was back then. Big families made do. With seven girls in the house, and one...
by Darlene Schacht | May 11, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
We’ve all heard it said, “How could it be sin if it’s not hurting anybody?” or “How could it be wrong, if no one gets hurt?” The internet is full of these questions, perhaps you’ve entertained the idea yourself. After all, how...
by Darlene Schacht | May 4, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
“Why don’t you spend time with me?” I asked Michael the other day. “I feel like you’re always too busy to just sit and spend time together.” “I do,” he said, “but I feel like whenever I stop to take a break with...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 26, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
As I’m sitting here wondering what I might write about today, I happened upon a video by Matthew McConaughey. Yeah, I know–who would have thought I’d be talking about that Matthew in one of my daily devotions. But, the fact is that he’s piqued...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 6, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
I happened upon this excerpt from Messy Beautiful Love today. It’s a reminder that unity is strengthened when we’re sealed by the Spirit. God’s desire for us is that we might be one in the bond of unity, in the same way that we are one in the union and...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 5, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
I remember a few years back, more like several years ago now, my friend called to say that the teacher forgot to tell me to look in Nathaniel’s backpack. I wish she would have told me not to look in the back pack. Don’t look, wrap it in packing tape,...