Phyllis Sather, Author at phyllis-sather.com

This cabin has been a haven for our family and remains one of our favorite places to kick back, relax, and reconnect as a family.

Lazy Cabin Days

FamilyJune 10, 2010460Views 0Likes 0Comments

Since we are on vacation I decided to post a link to an article I posted a couple of years ago about the cabin we’ve been renting for 20 years. We are spending time there now, and rejoicing at how the Lord provided for us. It has truly been more than we asked for and…

She just shrugged, “You know how it is,” she said (although I didn’t). “You always find time to spend time with someone you love.”"

Thoughts on Finding Time to be With Someone You Love

FamilyJune 2, 2010592Views 0Likes 0Comments

Years ago I read this little article about Bodie Thoene: Quiet Time "I interviewed Bodie Thoene years and years ago, before she was well—known in Christian publishing (although she was already a successful author—I just didn’t know). Listening to all she managed to pack into her life, I asked, “How do you make space for devotions?” She just…

I recently joined a group of women who are exercising using T-Tapp so besides the heat, humidity, errands, and having the house painted, my thoughts were on getting my workout done so I could mark it on my little chart.

It is 90 Degrees and Very Humid Here Today

HomemakingMay 26, 2010544Views 0Likes 0Comments

That seems to be a funny title for a post, but that’s what came to mind as I started to write about my experiences yesterday. I recently joined a group of women who are exercising using T-Tapp so besides the heat, humidity, errands, and having the house painted, my thoughts were on getting my workout…

Cleanse Us of anything You Cannot Bless

Biblical EncouragementMay 15, 2010535Views 0Likes 1Comment

As I began reading an e-mail, this line caught my eye and tugged at my heart. We have been discussing this very thing in our home off and on for several months. We’ve slid into making choices of good things, which has kept us from choosing the best things. It’s easy to understand wanting to kick…

Do You Travel With Children?

FamilyMay 3, 2010586Views 0Likes 0Comments

Greetings from Rochester, MN – home of the Mayo Clinic. My husband has been taking classes here the first week of May every year since 1995. That makes this our 15th year of spending a week here. That first year our children were four, six, and eight – now they are 19, 21, and 23 –…

If you are a writer, or even a wannabe writer, I would encourage you to consider attending a local writers' seminar.

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference

Home BusinessApril 26, 2010498Views 0Likes 0Comments

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne Hello all my fellow writers and friends, My daughters and I were blessed on Saturday to be able to…

My soul, wait thou only upon God

Biblical EncouragementApril 19, 2010543Views 0Likes 0Comments

"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God" (Psalms 62:5-7). I’m still working on expectations…