What I Didn’t Give My Daughter for Her Birthday {A Less Digital Life…Day 8}
One morning a few months ago, while I snuck upstairs for a quick shower, my three year old did a little sneaking of her own. By the time I came down, she had located my iPad in my office, seated herself on the couch, opened to the Doodle app and turned on the blues...
Before, After, and the Motivation in the Middle {A Less Digital Life…Day 7}
I can’t believe I’m sharing this. It’s kind of like those nightmares where I miss the bus and show up to middle school in my slip. I know some clean freaks, and if they knocked on my door unannounced and I saw them through the peephole, I’d probably turn around look...
Worship Unplugged {A Less Digital Life…Day 6}
The bassist leans forward and presses a button on his laptop keyboard to start up some YouTube sensation, two oddballs singing the praises of Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. Across from him, the big kid guitarist whips out his smartphone and tucks it away again, a tick...
The Cabin Connection {A Less Digital Life…Day 5}
This summer, I was ready to swear off all social media. The net just wasn’t working for me. It seemed like every time I’d step into the avenues that were supposed to be connecting people, I’d instead find people putting themselves on pedestals, sacrificing family...
Literature, Love Letters and a Panoramic View {A Less Digital Life…Day 4}
As I celebrate my 10th anniversary with my husband today, I’m sharing a Literary Date based on Charlotte’s Web. He and I have been reading some classics aloud lately, and the time spent in a book (and away from our computer, TV and smart phones) and...
Just Two Eyes to See {A Less Digital Life ~ Day 3}
I pivot the tiny screen on its hinges and almost slam it away in the ceiling of the minivan. “Don’t even ask,” I tell them, “we’re keeping our eyes on the real world today.” I’m lecturing by now, a woman with a diatribe, “There’s so much beauty around us….” A...
(App)ropriate Measures {A Less Digital Life ~ Day 2}
Today, I clicked on the App Store button on my phone to update a dozen programs that needed a bug fixed, or just a little polishing. When I clicked to install the new versions, the progress meter froze. Maybe it’s got something to do with the all the unused apps...
The Happy Hybrid {A Less Digital Life ~ Day 1}
I bet you thought I was proving a point by not publishing a post today, that I’d model how to live the less digital life by not blogging about it. Nice idea, but I’m just posting late at night to make more time for being present and productive in my home during...A Less Digital Life {Intro}
I saw it all in the matter of a week, a woman walking her Yorkie, a teen with his boxers hanging out as he pedaled his bike through town, a business man racing his Porsche through a roundabout…and every one of them looking down, each enlisting at least...
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