Framing the Fragments ~ A Giveaway {Take Heart…in Kinship & Community}
When I take in her words, I go away pondering, considering. Sometimes a piece is so moving that I leave it on the screen and come back for a second read. When I see her artwork, I feel like testing my (child-like) skill with the paintbrush. It’s the sign of an...
A Friend for the End ~ Link-Up {Take Heart…in Kinship and Community}
Today in our Take Heart series, my friend Christie Elkins shares about how she felt God’s comfort even as she and her family watched their church crumble after almost a decade of ministry. I exited the door, turned left, my worn ballet flats sliding...
A Eulogy for My Enemy {Take Heart…in Kinship and Community}
Today in our Take Heart series, an anonymous friend shares about how God helped her mend a difficult relationship with her mother-in-law…just in time. They were like dirty dishes stowed away in the cupboard, these thoughts and feelings we had about each...
Widows and Wedding China {Take Heart…in Romance}
Asparagus sizzled in the top oven. I pulled lasagna from the other and looked up. The golden girl waltzed through the door with pep in her step. She came bearing hugs and kisses and cards, and beamed as my boy told her she was “thinking really good” when she got him...
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...
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