by Marie | Devotionals, Eternity, Hope, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Persistence, Such a Moment, Time, Trust
A town on wheels, moving across the state of Iowa and stopping in a different location every night for a week. It’s called RAGBRAI (Register Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa), sponsored by the Des Moines Register, and my husband is participating this year...
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 | 4th Of July, Devotionals, Faith, Freedom, Holidays, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
As Americans, we take our freedom for granted. Independence Day, the 4th of July, is one day when we can remember the hard-fought Revolutionary War that eventually won that independence from Britain. But now, nearly two and a half centuries later, the holiday is more...
by Marie | Advice, Devotionals, Faith, Learn, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment, Truth
If you Google “things I learned from,” you get more than 200 million possible results. You can find posts about things I learned from my mother, my sister, my patients. From watching movies, from Winnie the Pooh, from a cow. Then there’s the...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Sacrifice, Such a Moment, Superheroes
Wonder Woman is the latest in a plethora of superhero movies released in the last few years. When we saw the movie recently, most of the trailers featured more “superheroes.” And I realized that the world has always looked for a rescuer, someone to save us...
