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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Mar 16, 20226 min read
The Meaning of God is Spirit
What does it mean that God “Is Spirit” When you imagine God, do you picture Him as a human being? I know, I do. I envision a dad with...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Mar 14, 20223 min read
Waiting to be Called Daughter
One sheep, two sheep, three sheep… If only the monotonous exercise of counting fluffy, white barn animals always lulled us into a deep...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Mar 7, 20221 min read
5 Seafood Recipes for Lent
I had the opportunity to write something a little different for ibelieve.com this month. Check out the article here to get 5 tasty and...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Mar 1, 20226 min read
4 Ways to Grieve Alongside Your Friend
I pressed replay on my voicemail. And then again. I listened to the barely audible words of someone close to me who is suffering dearly....
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Feb 14, 20226 min read
5 Healthy Habits to Curate Career Fulfillment
My job title hasn't changed in the last seven years, except for the promotion to "mom." I work for a small software company where labels...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Feb 14, 20225 min read
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, 20222 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Feb 8, 20225 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Feb 8, 20226 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jan 31, 20224 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jan 19, 20221 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jan 15, 20223 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jan 10, 20224 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Jan 3, 20222 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Dec 29, 20204 min read
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,...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Oct 14, 20203 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Oct 12, 20204 min read
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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emileeclarkotr
Oct 2, 20203 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Sep 29, 20202 min read
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...
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Darcie @ Leighton Lane
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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...
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