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 | Devotionals, Faith, future, Goals, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment, Trust, Waiting
How much of our time do we spend waiting? We wait at stoplights, of course. We wait for others in our family to be ready to go someplace. We wait for updates to download to our computers. We authors wait to be published, or we wait for inspiration. I found myself in...
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 | 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...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment
If you look for them, you can find stories all around you. We’ve just celebrated Memorial Day, which is really all about the stories of soldiers who died to serve our country. Behind every name and every tombstone, there’s a true and fascinating story....
