by Darlene Schacht | Dec 22, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
Do you remember the days before cell phones? Maybe you don’t. Maybe you’re that much younger than me. Unfortunately, I remember them well. I remember being tied to the phone far too long, because some friends love to chat. I remember looking for a dime if...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 20, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
I read a little parable this week about a traveller walking down a country road, who saw a farmer out working in his field. Hoping to find a place to rest, the traveller stopped to ask the man, “Are you a Christian?” He said. Pausing for a moment, the...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 17, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
Growing up in the 70s, we had our fair share of stuff: stereos, radios, wood-framed TVs, tape recorders, cameras, and if your family was anything like ours a large brown patterned sofa that almost matched our Dad’s pants. We had stacks of records, shelves of...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 10, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
People like to say, “You are what you eat.” I suppose we could also say, “You are what you think.” Don’t go getting all Oprah on me with this new age philosophy that we attain the things we focus on, or that the mind is a magnet for...
by Darlene Schacht | Dec 1, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
It seems lately I keep going back to the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke chapter 10. In fact, yesterday alone I spent hours pouring over those verses wondering what God wants me to see in that chapter. Like everyone else, I’m familiar with the story, but...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 30, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
I woke up feeling discouraged this week. Disappointed with all of the fighting, grieved by all the division. And then I got a text from a young guy (a friend’s son) who said, “I heard that you’re moving. I have a truck, and I’d like to...
