Thirty-Thousand Words Later {Preserve Your Story Wrap-Up}
We started out October with “Preserve Your Story” at the top of the to-do list. Two months and some thirty-thousand words later, we’re looking back on what we’ve learned together, from the inspirational to the practical. Thank you for all who...
On Paper, Real Life…and giveaway winners! {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 30}
I had a simple plan for Thanksgiving weekend. I’d bake a dozen biscuits, simmer a batch of fresh pumpkin butter and head over for a hearty meal with the extended family. We’d settle in for good conversation on the couch while the kids burned off energy, sure to...
A Blog that Blossoms…plus an exciting giveaway! {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 24}
{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...
Fresh Language, Quotable Kids {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 10}
We’d read the book so many times that our two-year-old boy had the thing memorized, every line of Duck in the Truck. He’d look at the pictures and recite the story in happy sing-song toddlerese. He’s got the gift of good memory and we’re steering it the best we can....
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