by Darcy Wiley | Feb 11, 2013 | Fresh-Cut Flowers, Sweet Tea, Take Heart Series
All around is green pasture coaxed out of dry rock and sand with the water from pretend rivers, drink corralled down from the Colorado. The sculpted form of a camel lays down in the middle of it, water stored in the bump on his back, chin on the ground, legs tucked...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 9, 2013 | Lovely Things, Take Heart Series
I Must Tell Jesus, by Elisha A. Hoffman I must tell Jesus all of my trials; I cannot bear these burdens alone; In my distress He kindly will help me; He ever loves and cares for His own. Tempted and tried I need a great Savior, One who can help my burdens to...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 7, 2013 | Buttons & Thread, Pocket Change, Take Heart Series
When you’ve watched shooting stars and new constellations freckle the sky in another hemisphere, boiled water from a dirty creek to make your porridge and wash your hair, walked the streets of shantytowns and felt the dividing line of color, sipped the rooibos and...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 6, 2013 | Buttons & Thread, Sweet Tea, Take Heart Series
It had been so long since it had surfaced, that I almost wondered if it were still there. Without our difficult dog around to test my patience and with the kids moving well-beyond the tough days of toddlerhood to become more cooperative and self-sufficient, the waters...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 5, 2013 | Take Heart Series
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