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A Tale of Teaming Up {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 13}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 26, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}, Sweet Tea

We’ve talked about writing what makes you cry, writing your everyday mercies found in the accidental collage in your junk drawer, writing timeless truths in the fresh language of kid’s quotables, writing your brokenness and writing the story-lines of answered prayer....

Seeing the World Right-Side-Up {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 12}

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

We rolled up to the farm and flung the doors open. The firstborn knew what to do with the fields in sight. He galloped. He jumped. He turned himself upside down then right side up, somersaulting himself on repeat over unkempt grass and dirt. Like Erika at The Life...

Writing Butterflies and Brokenness {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 11}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 21, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}, Sweet Tea

I combed through gritty words and searched for my own like a beachcomber after high tide. I pictured this particular shell opening up to look like a butterfly with wings spread. I imagined the swish of the surf, like young love, and then straight away came the weight...