Darcie @ Leighton Lane
10 Fascinating Facts about Lent
Originally published on iBelieve.com. Click here to read one of my latest pieces on fun facts about the Lenten season. I grew up in a...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Journey of Faith
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Feb 8, 2022
- 5 min
Finding Faults and Forgiveness on Ash Wednesday
Growing up Catholic, I spent Ash Wednesdays acknowledging that I knew there was dirt on my head and dodging the well-intentioned motherly...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Feb 8, 2022
- 6 min
3 Truths We Learn from Lysa TerKeurst’s Heartbreaking Divorce
The shock of divorce has waned over the last several decades, and it has become a widely accepted societal norm. But as I read the...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
Blue Jays and Obedience
Blue jay. Just give me a blue jay! It would seem that I'm talking to myself most days, especially in the car. And trust me – I certainly...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jan 19, 2022
- 1 min
Soul-stirring
Who made me to live this way? My heart Outside my chest Tears fall as the violinist finishes her solo. Envious not of the soul That does...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
5 Things I Learned from a Cartoon Mom
In our hyper-stimulated online world, it’s refreshing to find a face you can connect with. It’s lovely to coincidentally come across a...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jan 10, 2022
- 4 min
Noticing Imperfections
Twenty-five-year-old boots sit on the top shelf in my closet. They are brown leather and in fantastic shape, considering their age. I...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
Drowning Your Happy
The inevitable fit. The tantrum on the floor. The mighty meltdown in the middle of the grocery store. If you are a mom, you have...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
Ho, Ho, Ho
His belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly. With a twinkle in his eye, rosy cheeks, and animated facial expressions, he exclaims, “Ho,...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Rockfairy
I didn’t see the rainbow… I had a cold. The littlest one had a cold. Sleep had been limited. But work still had to be done and the to-do...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
Are you Saved
The bar popped into place and after checking my five point harness again, I white-knuckled gripped the thin metal pole. Closing my eyes,...
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- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Friendship
Sometimes It's Worth It Years of my young adulthood were wasted “giving up” on friendship, and I just need to say something- Please don't...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min
You Were Always Meant to Be a Mother
Then He said, “You were always meant to be a mother.” I don’t think I had ever cried so much in my life. It had been weeks and not a day...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
What's More Important
Being a “what’s next?” girl often gets me in trouble. I’m one of those weirdos who actually like change. I don’t mind schedule...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
That's Okay, Keep Going
We sat staring out the window of the ship. He was in his tux, and I was in my wedding dress with feet propped up on the table. I glanced...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
Cheerleading Skills
Lord teach me to… cheer. There is a section in my prayer journal titled “Lord teach me to.” I affectionately call it the room for...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Sep 2, 2020
- 4 min
Straddling the Fence of Hope and Despair
Get in the shower, cry it out and then when you step out to dry off – you are done for the day. It was like finding a needle in a...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
She Makes Me Laugh
She makes me laugh, like tears falling – trying to catch your breath laugh. This is one of the gifts a close friend of mine has in her...
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