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Lessons Learned from Students

Lessons Learned from Students

by Marie | Advice, Devotionals, Faith, Growth, Hope, Hurricanes, Learn, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Storms, Such a Moment

When you repair a storm-damaged house, you may need to first strip it down to the bare frame. Sometimes God has to strip us down to basics, too. That was only one of several life lessons provided last week from a seemingly unlikely source: high school students. The...
2 Lessons from a Ladder

2 Lessons from a Ladder

by Marie | Authority, Devotionals, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Ministry, Such a Moment, Work

Last week I worked on a Samaritan’s Purse rebuild project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Samaritan’s Purse uses volunteer crews to repair and rebuild homes damaged in disasters. We were reconstructing houses damaged in a massive flood in 2016. These...
When ‘I’m Sorry’ Isn’t Enough

When ‘I’m Sorry’ Isn’t Enough

by Marie | Apology, Devotionals, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Repentance, Such a Moment, Words

The customer service representative was pleasant enough. She repeatedly said, “I’m sorry, but…” I was frustrated after spending a total of two hours on the phone and on chat. I did not feel like I was being heard. I knew I was in the right, and...

What’s in a Name?

by Marie | Faith, Joy, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Self-identity, Such a Moment, Truth

Have you Googled your name lately? We tried to find an old friend recently on Facebook, but his name is so common that it’s difficult to identify the right individual. That got me to thinking about names. Googling your own name can bring up all kinds of...

Who Is Like You?

by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Self-identity, Such a Moment

Self-identity. My two-year-old granddaughter is too young to have determined her self-identity. One minute, she might be dressing up in frilly dresses, a fancy hat, and “shades”–being what we might call a “girly-girl.” Ten minutes later,...
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