by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Joy, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, security, Waiting
Like hundreds of thousands of others, we spent much of the weekend waiting for and watching the progress of Hurricane Irma. We’re safe in Iowa, but we have many friends in Fort Myers and other parts of Florida, and we’re concerned about our winter home...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Labor Day, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Self-identity, Such a Moment, Work
I’ve been grandparenting for the past week, and in the process got a bad cold, so I’m following my own advice and taking Labor Day off. Here’s what I posted a year ago. I think it remains relevant: A character in the Sunday comics this week...
by Marie | Crowds, Devotionals, Eclipse, Eternity, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment, Trust, Truth
Are you one of the millions of people in the path of totality for the eclipse today? Is there a crowd where you were, or did you watch it with just a few people? In my hometown of Hopkinsville, Kentucky–one of the sites with the longest duration of...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, future, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, security, Trust
The dog went on an adventure the other night and wound up in the lake. Our son’s family was visiting for the weekend, the stars were out, and meteor showers were predicted. We live a couple miles outside town with few lights around us, so the night sky view is...
by Marie | Beginnings, Devotionals, Faith, Goals, Growth, Learn, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Memories, Such a Moment
Temperatures in the 90s. Humidity just as high. Sweat–excuse me, perspiration–pouring into my eyes. Plugs in my ears insufficient to drown out the noise. Why was I here? I don’t even care about auto racing. I didn’t know any of the drivers. I...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, future, Goals, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment, Trust, Waiting
How much of our time do we spend waiting? We wait at stoplights, of course. We wait for others in our family to be ready to go someplace. We wait for updates to download to our computers. We authors wait to be published, or we wait for inspiration. I found myself in...
