by Marie | Coronavirus, Easter, Faith, Holidays, Hope, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
April 5, 2020, began a Holy Week like no other in our lifetime. Palm Sunday was celebrated, not with children singing “Hosanna” and waving palm branches in unison, but with families watching preachers via the Internet. Some families found branches of...
by Marie | Coronavirus, Devotionals, Faith, Hope, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment, Trust
Weird. This seems to be the buzzword for this period of social distancing, self-quarantining, and isolation due to the disease known as COVID-19. Companies allowing and encouraging working from home, restaurants with no eating in but offering to-go (and some with FREE...
by Marie | Advice, Devotionals, Faith, Growth, Hope, Hurricanes, Learn, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Storms, Such a Moment
When you repair a storm-damaged house, you may need to first strip it down to the bare frame. Sometimes God has to strip us down to basics, too. That was only one of several life lessons provided last week from a seemingly unlikely source: high school students. The...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Hope, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Ministry, Persistence, Such a Moment
My husband recently had an opportunity to work construction with a group of wounded veterans for a week. I met some of these former soldiers who served our country and are now serving people in need. Knowing they’d all been wounded while serving overseas, I...
by Marie | Christmas traditions, Devotionals, Faith, Hope, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment
The story is familiar. At Christmas, we remember and celebrate Jesus’ birth: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a...
by Marie | Christmas, Devotionals, Faith, Hope, Joy, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
Can you feel it? The anticipation, excitement, hope, and wonder in the air as Christmas approaches? Or have you gotten too focused on the shopping, baking, decorating, and list-making to notice? Christmas is the season of anticipation. The four weeks leading up to...
