by Darcy Wiley | Nov 12, 2021 | Grief, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Every Tuesday, Jacquie Reed pulled into my driveway, shuffled up my steps with her blue canvas bag over her arm filled with scraps of paper, artwork, and her file folder, and spent an hour and half with me sharing both sorrow and beauty as we worked through her essays...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 13, 2018 | Prayer, World Changers
From Darcy: Last week, we talked about the need to let our hearts break for a person, place, or problem, and how empathy can help us engage with great need. But often, when we stop avoiding hard things to finally feel for others, we can easily trade our...
by Darcy Wiley | Sep 16, 2013 | Buttons & Thread, Sweet Tea
Welcome to those visiting from Kelli Trujillo’s blog today. I’d love to get to know you, so go ahead and take a minute to introduce yourself in the comments. To keep up with future posts, you can enter your email address on the homepage sidebar or put...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 19, 2013 | Sweet Tea, Take Heart Series
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...
by Darcy Wiley | Nov 18, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}, Sweet Tea
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...