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The Scheduled Christian
There’s never been a one-size-box fits all approach to most things in life. This is especially true for your relationship with God. This...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jul 14, 20204 min read


Mourning the Loss of Yourself
I’m having a hard time writing lately. Nothing seems to come out as articulately as I prefer. It seems a little dull – not as moving or...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jul 7, 20205 min read


Content
“I’m happy with our house. It’s small, but we have a new roof and a new A/C unit. Our yard is generous and our mortgage is low. Low...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jul 6, 20204 min read


Another How To - Hearing God
"You know -- you know without a doubt in your mind that you have heard God’s voice.” We are a civilization that survives off of how-to...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 29, 20205 min read


Be You
Slowing to a stop for the red light, I noticed the bumper sticker on the car in front of me. “Behaved girls rarely make history.” I about...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 24, 20203 min read


You Win
The other day my husband needed my phone. I sat down in the playroom with my two boys and my busy-body self could only sit still for so...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 23, 20203 min read


Hiding
There was a bit of commotion coming from the corner of the cafeteria. I had my coffee in one hand and an opened package of cookies on the...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 22, 20204 min read


Upside Down
We’ve been swinging a lot lately. Almost every day since the lockdowns started, my sons and I swing on our playground. The little one is...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 16, 20202 min read


What's Normal
“Do you ever wonder what it would be like if your sister was normal?” “Which one?” I laughed so hard when my brother told me about this...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 15, 20203 min read


Monitoring Problem
If you are monitoring the situation in our world, it kind of looks like God is on break right now? More like on sabbatical. Many of you...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 12, 20205 min read


Two Seconds
As a small child, barely old enough to recall, one of my brothers decided to teach me how to swim. Eager anticipation swelled up inside...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 9, 20203 min read


The Unbeliever turned Believer
She had just won the best labor warrior story – twins both weighing eight pounds each, thirty-nine weeks along, a full 24 hours of labor...

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 3, 20203 min read


The Only Banana Bread I Make
The only banana bread recipe you need and a heartwarming story to go with it.

Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jun 3, 20203 min read


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, 20201 min read


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
Jun 1, 20205 min read


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 31, 20204 min read


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 21, 20204 min read


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 19, 20206 min read


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, 20203 min read


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 13, 20205 min read
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