The Work of Play
Dear Mother, I know you’re tired. There’s a reason for the cliche– it’s true our tasks are never done. But there’s something else you should think of adding to your to-do list. It’s this thing called play, the real work of the...
Until Life Is Finished with Me
I fanned through the stack of papers, a miniature hoarder and psychologist all in one, counseling myself on what to keep and what to toss. To me, the things worth keeping are words and pictures that show the inner workings and quirks, the seeds of imagination, the...
Don’t Rehearse the Pain {Take Heart Recap}
One of my favorite times of day comes when the lights go out and I arrange the pillows, when I finally cease my own striving and lay still enough to feel only the movements of what is to come, this baby I asked for, one I waited for like all my babies. She rolls...
His Eye Is on the Sparrow: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in the Quest for Wholeness
His Eye Is on the Sparrow, by Civilla D. Martin and Charles H. Gabriel Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely And long for heaven and home, When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is he: His eye is on the...
I’m Darcy Wiley, co-writer of The Yes Effect: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You. I’m an explorer at heart… Read more