Phyllis Sather, Author at phyllis-sather.com

So… I said I would marry him. But I couldn’t. I’d had enough bad relationships that I knew I would rather be single than in a bad marriage.

How to Marry the Boy Next Door

MarriageFebruary 13, 2012773Views 0Likes 6Comments

On a site I follow the author was sharing how she met her husband so I decided to write out the story of our meeting to share with you. I’d love to hear how some of you met too so feel free to write about it in the comment section. Thirty plus years ago friend at…

Why Would You Want to Have a Planning Weekend?

FamilyFebruary 6, 20121KViews 0Likes 2Comments

As Stormie Omartian discusses in her book, The Power of Praying for your Adult Children, “the Lord is very willing to reveal His vision to us. He desires for all of us to have His vision for our lives, to have our eyes opened to understand our purpose and calling so we can respond correctly…

Planning Weekend January 2012

FamilyJanuary 27, 20121KViews 0Likes 0Comments

What a whirlwind month this has been. We took an extended planning time this year – a full week – because we had so many important things to pray about and discuss. It also gave us additional time to be relaxed and enjoy our family a bit more since my husband’s job has been particularly…

Sin Always Takes us Farther Than we Thought We’d go

Biblical EncouragementJanuary 8, 20121KViews 0Likes 1Comment

This line from Lorrie Flem of Eternal Encouragement has stuck with me since I read it in one of her newsletters. “Sin always takes us farther than we thought we'd go, keeps us longer than we thought we'd stay, and costs more than we thought we'd pay. We really do become slaves to our sinning, whether…

The Hopes and Fears of all the Years are met in Thee Tonight

Biblical EncouragementDecember 30, 2011586Views 0Likes 2Comments

As I prayed this morning about what I should write as my last post of the year, I was thinking about how the time between Christmas and New Year's seems to be a waiting time –waiting for Christmas to be over, waiting for New Year’s Day, waiting for one year to be over and the…

Check to See if You Are One of the Winners

HomemakingDecember 12, 2011588Views 0Likes 0Comments

We've done the drawing for Hal and Melanie Young's book Christ-Centered Christmas, and the winners are listed below. This week I've decided to share several websites that I've found inspiring. I've been rather melancholy this past week. It looks as though we won't be seeing some of our extended family over the holidays this year, and it's…

We do some of our Christmas celebration during this time following the day itself because people are usually less harried and can enjoy time together at a more leisurely pace than they can when they are trying to fit in everything before Christmas or on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

Would you Like a Copy of Christ-Centered Christmas?

FamilyDecember 6, 2011589Views 0Likes 43Comments

Hal and Melanie Young are back with a chance for you to win a copy of their latest book - Christ-Centered Christmas. Like We Gather Together, their book about Thanksgiving, this one too sets the focus on Christ. Quote from the book: "The New Testament makes it clear that the Jewish holy days are not binding on the…