by Marie | Devotionals, Discipline, Faith, Growth, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
Just over a month ago, I bragged on Facebook about finally getting shrubs and flowers planted to landscape our three-year-old home. Then we were gone for a month for a mission trip and vacation. We returned to find a forest had engulfed our house that would require...
by Marie | Devotionals, Joy, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
They call it “Bush TV.” In remote parts of Africa, far from modern civilization, people still gather around a roaring fire before and after dinner. They sit and gaze into the flames, conversation rising and falling with the fingers of fire. Topics range over the day’s...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Growth, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
I am not a gardener. Never have been, don’t think I ever will be. My husband accuses me of having two black thumbs. I do get a little bit of pleasure out of planting a few flowers, but I hate weeding. And don’t ask me to pick vegetables! (Strawberries,...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Storms, Such a Moment
Water is the source of life, but it can also be the cause of death. While part of California is burning due to lack of rain, people in West Virginia have died because of historic flooding. In our part of Iowa, we’ve had less than twenty percent of the average...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Fathers, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
For the last three years, a pair of robins has built a nest on top of the light next to our front door. Right now, they are raising their second batch of babies for the year. The male and female robins take turns watching the nest and searching for food to feed the...
