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 | animals, Death, Devotionals, Faith, Lion, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment, Zoo
We visited the zoo on Saturday. My brain kept going back to a Simon and Garfunkel song from my college days, “At the Zoo.” “It’s all happening at the zoo,” the lyrics say. “The monkeys stand for honesty. Giraffes are insincere. And...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment, Trust
Sometimes you’re late and sometimes you’re early. Being early can be an advantage. Several weeks ago, I hurried to a meeting, thinking I was late. I arrived about 10 minutes after the announced meeting time, but no one was around. Finally, it occurred to me to check...
by Marie | Comfort, Devotionals, Faith, Fear, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment, Trust
A speaker on the radio this week said the Bible includes 366 references dealing with fear. The number 366 caught my attention. That means there is one verse about fear for each day of the year, even in a leap year. When I tried a search for the word, I got nearly a...
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...
