Influence Conference Archives

The Line No One Else is Singing {#InfluenceConf Recap}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 6, 2014 | Pencils & Pens, Pocket Change, Sweet Tea

When I was a pre-teen, my music minister dad opened the hymn book and sang out the second, third and fourth lines of notes to me. Ever since then, I’ve been listening for the harmony. Usually, I like to find the line no one else is singing to bring out the fullness of...

A Blog that Blossoms…plus an exciting giveaway! {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 24}

by Darcy Wiley | Nov 23, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}

{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...

Write What Makes You Cry {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 8}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 15, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}

Names and numbers hang pretty on the handle of my bag, these cards spreading out like a beautiful fan from the Orient. The collection is a souvenir from my weekend with two-hundred women who have a passion for documenting the nuances of life in their photographs of...