Create a Habitat and a Habit {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 20}
I’ve got the measuring tape, a few cans of spray paint, an old cabinet door frame and some plans to head to the hardware store this morning. When I snapped a photo of my desk the other day, I did a study of the still life and took note of what it was that was crowding...
Accidental Collage {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 9}
A piece of history was set to be put out for the garbage if we didn’t come pick it up, this giant music box handmade in the 1920s right here in my state. My husband and his dad drove 20 hours round-trip through swarms of cicadas to bring it home. We had hopes for...
Spotlights, Spider Silk and Self-Reflection {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 3}
It happens sometimes when I walk into a friend’s house to the sight of pots and pans criss-crossed on the counter and dust bunnies floating near air vents. I get this urge to grab the dishcloth and the mop. I could go on mission to find the counter top again, ready...
Eat These Words {Undistracted Devotion}
I’ve been putting off the week’s trip to the grocery…don’t want to take the kids, but too tired to go late night. One morning I go to the half-bare pantry and settle on what’s left for breakfast…carb-heavy, sugared-up CoCo Wheats. It tastes like childhood,...
Curator of the Cape {Gift from the Sea 7: A Few Shells}
I spoon froth into pale brown ripples of coffee and ask for more of the story of this place. Floor-to-ceiling doors wide open bring in a breeze from the bay, and here comes the owner, friend of these friends. He brushes feathery wisps from his brow, tucks some grey...
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