Love Down the Drain {Take Heart…in Romance}
My sister is a fix-it girl. At night, her bed lays empty while she undoes the dirt of day at a local coffee shop. She dusts the fixtures and sweeps away crumbs. She sanitizes tables and chairs and counter tops and remembers who sat where in the daylight when she...
The Things We Carry {Take Heart…in Romance}
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The Land of Raw Milk & Honey ~ a Link-Up {Take Heart…in Romance}
I cried over unspilt milk at the breakfast table. It jostled in the jug, straight from the farm, raw, and my emotions were raw, too. My husband had just seen the mandatory fine print on the label, “Not for human consumption,” and wondered how I could be guzzling it...
Words like Honey: Circling Up to (In)Courage
Welcome to those of you visiting from the (in)couragers community page! After reading below about the heart behind circling up, you’ll find an introduction to The Story Circle, our (in)couragers writing group that runs from now through April. (Update 2/16/13:...
Summit, Sunset and Other “S” Words…plus giveaway winner {Take Heart…in Romance}
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...
I Must Tell Jesus: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in Growing a Family
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...
Tail Light Dreaming ~ and a Giveaway! {Take Heart…in Growing a Family}
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...
Battle Hymn of the Shark Mother {Take Heart…in Growing a Family}
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...
Doubly Blessed {Take Heart…in Growing a Family Link-Up}
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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