The Right Container {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 25}
Every time I see a play or musical I get this little itch to join the chorus, or practice for a supporting role. I watch the actors’ confident movements, their convincing voices, all the loveliness of set and costume and literature put to music, and it makes me want...
A Blog that Blossoms…plus an exciting giveaway! {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 24}
{The giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your enthusiastic response. Results announced midday on Friday, November 30 here.} After blogging quietly for myself and my family for five years, I started Message in a Mason Jar last November with the intention of...
A Feast of Grammar and Grace {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 23}
We gather around to feast on grace, to celebrate the bounty of the year or to thank Him for the way He’s helped us muscle through hard times, all things through Him who gives us strength. We squeeze tight at the table in the name of family and faith with good gifts...
The Story Circle {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 22}
It was my capstone project, the summing up of my English degree, the story of a little girl who wandered off alone, crossed into the cursed tangled grove and couldn’t find her way home. In the light of the flaming sword and shadow of the forbidden tree, she stumbled...
A Recipe for Revision {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 21}
I rake fingers through flour, light and dry, then pull beads of cold butter into it, oil and weight joining. Then the cold water splashes in, an awakening. Dough rounds itself away from the sides of the bowl. This is my second try. My practice pie turned out a runny...
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