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What I Didn’t Give My Daughter for Her Birthday {A Less Digital Life…Day 8}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 8, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Fresh-Cut Flowers, Pocket Change

One morning a few months ago, while I snuck upstairs for a quick shower, my three year old did a little sneaking of her own. By the time I came down, she had located my iPad in my office, seated herself on the couch, opened to the Doodle app and turned on the blues...

Literature, Love Letters and a Panoramic View {A Less Digital Life…Day 4}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 4, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Fresh-Cut Flowers, Sweet Tea

As I celebrate my 10th anniversary with my husband today, I’m sharing a Literary Date based on Charlotte’s Web. He and I have been reading some classics aloud lately, and the time spent in a book (and away from our computer, TV and smart phones) and...

Just Two Eyes to See {A Less Digital Life ~ Day 3}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 3, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Fireflies, Fresh-Cut Flowers, Pocket Change

I pivot the tiny screen on its hinges and almost slam it away in the ceiling of the minivan. “Don’t even ask,” I tell them, “we’re keeping our eyes on the real world today.” I’m lecturing by now, a woman with a diatribe, “There’s so much beauty around us….” A...

Just Two Eyes to See

by Darcy Wiley | Sep 28, 2012 | Fireflies, Fresh-Cut Flowers, Jam

I pivot the tiny screen on its hinges and almost slam it away in the ceiling of the minivan. “Don’t even ask,” I tell them, “we’re keeping our eyes on the real world today.” I’m lecturing by now, a woman with a diatribe, “There’s so much beauty around us….” A...

Eat These Words {Undistracted Devotion}

by Darcy Wiley | Sep 11, 2012 | Buttons & Thread, Pocket Change, Relish

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,...