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Banana Bread
Banana Bread You can make lemonade out of lemons and you can make banana bread out of over ripe bananas. I hate to waste food, especially...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
The Cross is Disappearing
One Morning, I picked up my son and his little legs wrapped around my waist. He grabbed ahold of my gold cross around my neck. He stared...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jun 1, 2020
- 5 min
Sunday Morning
It was Sunday. It was also Veteran’s Day. I had no desire to attend church, but my son encouraged me to get dressed and head out the...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Red Velvet Cake
Cake. Cake, it’s a good thing in this world. It’s a hallmark of celebratory times. It comes in many flavors, colors, and sizes. There are...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Memorial Day
Memorial Day should never be spent alone. At least not if you are a Veteran. That was my thought as I headed out the door to meet a...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- May 19, 2020
- 6 min
Fast Cars and New Beginnings
While meticulously tucking in my bedding like my life depended on it, I noticed a book hidden in the back of a bookshelf. It was under...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
It's the Little Things
I don’t think we truly realize how much of an impact we have. It seems He uses the little, nonobvious things to achieve purpose greater...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- May 13, 2020
- 5 min
The Cold Cup of Coffee
Recently I read two different articles written by two different authors about a cold cup of coffee. This cold cup of coffee was a...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
Sitting Alone
Pray for the kid sitting alone at the lunch table. He is now sitting alone at home. I’m sure the pantry is empty too. It’s no surprise...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- May 3, 2020
- 4 min
The Fight Song
The first thing I noticed as I entered the room was a tattered Bible on her pillowcase. She was napping, so I quietly laid my brown paper...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Apr 28, 2020
- 5 min
No Visitors
There is always someone without visitors. Have you ever met someone new and they immediately break a piece of your heart? Let me tell you...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Apr 21, 2020
- 6 min
One Word Prayers
“I’m sorry. I’m sorrry! I’m sorrrrry!!!” Pete the Cat and The Case of the Missing Cupcakes played in the background as I cleaned up after...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
Jumping Off Trains
I follow this Facebook site called The Addict’s Diary. Thank the Lord, I’ve never suffered with addiction nor does anyone in my family....
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Apr 14, 2020
- 4 min
The New Normal
The sliding glass doors opened as I carried my lethargic one-year-old into the hospital. We were immediately stopped by a lady in gloves...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Apr 6, 2020
- 3 min
The Why & The Yellow Brick Road
Cowardly Lion: All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I'll tear them apart. I may...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Dec 25, 2019
- 3 min
Christmas Spirit
Christmas Spirit “I can’t believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve,” my husband mentioned. “I know right?” “And I’m not in the Christmas...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jul 3, 2019
- 3 min
Why do all of the celebrities have babies at the same time as me?
Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Click. The title read, “Bikini ready body after just having baby No. 2.” I glossed over the actual article...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
The Painter: Hidden Treasures in the Dark
Blue eyes. Really beautiful blue eyes. He had dark hair and a somber expression. I think he was just really shy. He kept to himself and...
Darcie @ Leighton Lane
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
Enjoy the Ride! The Parenthood Roller Coaster
Enjoy the ride! Why do they always say that? Try not to puke or fall out seems like a more realistic sendoff. But yeah, I get it. Enjoy...
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