by Marie | Billy Graham, Devotionals, Easter, Holidays, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
The Easter concert we attended Palm Sunday included five lit candles as symbols of Christ’s life. At key points during the program, the narrator extinguished one of the candles. When he snuffed out the last candle, it wouldn’t go out. He tried several...
by Marie | Deafness, Devotionals, Faith, Life, Listening, Love, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment, Truth, Words
Once again, the world has been shocked and saddened by a mass killing–this time in New Zealand at a mosque by a man apparently filled with hate toward immigrants. Hate toward those unlike himself. Hate of those who are different. The “others.”...
by Marie | Devotionals, Disappointments, Faith, Forgiveness, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment, Waiting
The cruise ship was scheduled to stop in two ports: one city (Nassau, Bahamas) and one beach (Coco Cay, Bahamas). But the weather predicted for the second day would make the Coco Cay stop too dangerous, as passengers had to be tendered to shore, and the wind was...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Gratitude, Hearing, Listening, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
My current novel-in-progress features a main character who is deaf, so I’ve been researching hearing loss and how deaf people communicate. I’ve always enjoyed watching an interpreter use American Sign Language, especially during songs at church....
by Marie | Authority, Devotionals, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Power, Such a Moment
Too many appliances, not enough outlets. Can you relate? In our bathroom, we have an electric toothbrush, a water pic, a razor, and a hair dryer. And only one outlet. We leave the toothbrush plugged in all the time, the razor only when it needs charging, and the...
by Marie | Authority, Devotionals, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Ministry, Such a Moment, Work
Last week I worked on a Samaritan’s Purse rebuild project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Samaritan’s Purse uses volunteer crews to repair and rebuild homes damaged in disasters. We were reconstructing houses damaged in a massive flood in 2016. These...
