by Marie | Devotionals, Eternity, Investment, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Ministry, Opportunity, Such a Moment, Thankfulness
Ever tried to capture the perfect expression on a child’s face, only to have your camera or phone click one second too late? Or try to catch the peak moment of an athletic event with the same result? How about those times when you’ve had a delightful...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment
When I travel by car, I enjoy noticing unusual road signs, especially town names. I’ve had a fascination with odd place names for a long time. I remember Monkey’s Eyebrow, a real town in Kentucky, and Wildcat Hollow (pronounced “holler”), a...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Life, Love, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Questioning God, Such a Moment, Trust
Ever worry about what you’re going to say in a crucial moment? I sure do. I’m heading to a writer’s conference this week, with some anxiety about being effective when I pitch my story idea to agents and editors. But there are other times I feel...
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 | Authority, Devotionals, Growth, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Patience, Such a Moment
This weekend we took care of two grandchildren without their parents. It’s not the first time, but it was the first time we’d had the three-year-old granddaughter along with her older brother. Her favorite two phrases seemed to be, “I want” and...
