by Darlene Schacht | Jul 9, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
We all struggle with something. Whether we’re selfish or lazy, we gossip, overeat, or overspend… Our flesh is at war with the spirit in a constant battle to win over our heart. In Galatians 5:17, Paul writes, “For the flesh lusteth against the...
by Darlene Schacht | Jul 1, 2020 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
It was grade nine, so I must have been about 15-years-old at the time. I lived across the back lane from a girl I’ll call Cindy. She came from a broken family. It’s a long and tragic story, but let’s just say that she didn’t have it easy over there. The long...
by Darlene Schacht | Jun 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
I enjoy marriage books, in fact I can’t seem to get enough of them. It’s a beautiful thing to be encouraged by other believers who have walked this path, and to glean encouragement from them that I can apply to my own life. But here’s the...
by Darlene Schacht | Jun 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I look at the union between a man and his wife, I’m not surprised that God is involved. I’m in awe. His plan for marriage is a beautiful one, where two people grow together as one. “It’s not good that man should be alone,” He said,...
by Ruth Schwenk | Mar 13, 2014 | Marriage, Uncategorized
“What’s for dinner?” my husband asked. “Nothing. Just, nothing!” I sputtered out with a bit of impatience and frustration. My husband broke into a fit of laughter on the other end of the phone. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. So I asked him in a serious and...