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Ordinary work, which is what most of us do most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary. All work done for God is spiritual work and therefore not merely a duty but a holy privilege.
- Elisabeth Elliot

  • Framily,  HomeLife

    Five Finds Friday (some photos & what Otto thinks about fruit cups)

    February 24, 2017 /

      This week has been full.  But you already know that.  And here we are again —- Friday!     FUNNY   First, from a former “funny” entry, I’ve had such a good time hearing your thoughts and comments about my brother Danny’s fishing video.  My framily member Maggie said her two year old son is addicted to watching Danny catch that big one.  He has a new video up here and he’ll probably have a few more this week.  He got a little distracted this week from fishing videos because he became a GRANDPA!  What?  How can the majority of my siblings and I be grandparents already?? Now, on…

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    Five Finds Friday.

    September 4, 2020

    Looking Ahead.

    January 6, 2020
    hawk

    Otto Meets a Hawk

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  • HomeLife,  Product Review

    Five Finds Friday (22) (buffs & cute hairstyles for my girls & extra photos)

    April 15, 2016 /

    FUNNY What my ten-year-old reads for pleasure. Some kids outgrow their mom in height by the sixth grade. My kid is going to outgrow his mom in brains by the sixth grade. FASHIONABLE Probably because of my die hard, long term commitment to the television show Survivor, I was introduced years ago to the buff. The buff is headwear that serves many many purposes. Some use it as a headband.  Some use it as a beanie.  Some as a neck warmer.  Few use it as a tube top.  I use it as my favorite head wrap for camping, sleep too late to shower days and just don’t feel like dealing…

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    Scrunch Map: A Timberdoodle Review

    April 21, 2021

    weekend ramble (the wrong date. the wrong time. the right pants.)

    April 22, 2019

    five finds friday (fried dough, there is no fashion to be found, the woods are still magical)

    May 1, 2020
  • Field Trip,  Keiglets

    The Texas Tally

    June 9, 2015 /

    Sometimes when we get together we end up counting things that happen – and we can barely keep up. $20.26 spent on candy at Mom and Pop’s Candy Store. 4,321 times that 8 children asked, “Can we have another piece of candy?” 13,241 steps Emma took today according to her FitBit. 6 times Emma told the kids, “Just one more picture.” 1 batch of delicious cake-like brownies Mosely made from scratch. 4 nights in a row that Jurassic Park has been on television. 18 times that Miller said, “No – you may not kiss me.” 13 door bell rings from neighbors wanting to play. 9 meatballs consumed by Bergen at…

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    some tiny epiphanies via my quarantine education

    April 22, 2020

    state of the union – or an official sounding title for an unofficial style post

    June 27, 2017

    Five Finds Friday (Lost Valley Ranch Version)

    June 11, 2021
  • Field Trip,  HomeLife,  Keiglets

    Texas ya’ll.

    June 8, 2015 /

    Texas is hot. It’s also in a different time zone.  (But of course everyone knows that – right?) And it’s home to one of my favorite families and my favorite Emma. We have eight kids all together here and we are enjoying the high volume chattering and the endless snack consumption and the book reading and good times.  We’ve been using incentives to encourage them to clean up – like offering them tokens that they can later exchange to buy popcorn with toppings for movie night. The boys ended their baseball seasons this weekend and we were able to watch a couple of games and see Colton wear his official…

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    she’s right, he knows her name.

    December 3, 2019

    the burrow: a fireplace update

    October 22, 2019

    five finds friday (there’s beautiful bags and blast from the past soda and kind students)

    April 24, 2020
  • Framily

    texas wins.

    February 11, 2013 /

    Last weekend the kids and I spent two days in Charlotte. In December we drove there for a birthday party. I can’t even begin to recount the number of Charlotte-bound drives our Suburban has made over the past five years of living in South Carolina. The spotting of the giant peach water tower is always our half way mark. But after this week, I won’t be heading that way so much. I’m not going to say I’ll miss the drive on highway 85. But, if you could hear the depths of my sighs right now, you’d know how much I’m going to miss my destination. Emma and her family are…

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    Five Finds Friday (face cream, Community and Carlos)

    September 11, 2020

    Looking Ahead.

    January 6, 2020

    Taking Them on an Adventure: The Literature Odyssey

    February 12, 2020
  • HomeLife

    the porch.

    May 3, 2012 /

    My family lived in three different houses when I was growing up. The first one I don’t even remember. The second one I loved.  It had a long front porch. The third one is where I spent most of my childhood years and all of my teenage years. When we moved in, it had a small front porch. By the time my parents were finished remodeling the old farmhouse, it had a grand front porch that ran the entire length of the house. My mom and dad would sit out there in the early morning together. Then they’d sit out there again in the cool of the evening. A porch…

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    September 17, 2019

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    April 23, 2019
  • HomeLife

    a change of pace.

    April 26, 2012 /

    There’s been a lot of talking going on in our house the last few days. And I’m almost weary of words. (Can you believe that?) But what I’m not weary of – and what I feel like focusing on anyway – is something else. The simple beautiful. I needs me some of that. When Emma was here for a visit with her boys last week she brought her camera. (Because she’s an incredible professional.  Paper Story Photo & Design, friends.  That’s where it’s at.) And while I wasn’t looking and while she wasn’t nursing her newborn son, she must have snapped some photos of our new old home. All I…

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    mid-week rambling.

    August 11, 2021

    parenting at the end of a school year. bless us all.

    May 20, 2019

    five finds friday (the best popcorn, a great sermon, ear cuffs and we need a new funny show)

    July 19, 2019
  • Framily

    Friday.

    April 13, 2012 /

    This weekend we’re just gazing upon sweet Miller. And making our little toys into safari creatures with our friends. And sharing a lot of hugs. That is all.

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    notes from the burrow. not in any particular order.

    March 25, 2020

    is this summer?

    May 28, 2020

    sunday matters.

    April 13, 2020
  • HomeLife

    Change of plans

    December 30, 2011 /

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    five finds friday: dutch babies & my babies all grown

    December 2, 2022

    you can’t call it a mid-life crisis.

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  • HomeLife

    Introducing . . .

    November 14, 2011 /

    I wish there was a way that I could get paid to tell people about all the things that I already like. Is that possible? Well, anyway, until it is – I guess I’ll just keep doing it for free. There’s just so many things that I like – so many people, so many shoes, so many craft ideas, so many blogs – you know. And here’s what I like right now . . . Emma’s new business name. Of course you already know I love Emma. And you already know I love Emma’s photographs.  (They’re everywhere on this blog.  The photo at the top and every really great shot…

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    I just want to do it all.

    October 21, 2020

    … a new dinner option

    June 14, 2021

    five finds friday (except it’s four because I ran out of time)

    June 28, 2019
  • Field Trip,  HomeSchooling

    second annual.

    September 19, 2011 /

    Last year, same weekend actually, Emma and Julie and Mandy and our families all enjoyed a bit of a fall adventure together. We decided it was too good of a time to not repeat. Mandy couldn’t join us this year but Kate could. Five of our children joined us.  Julie brought four of her five.  Emma has two.  Kate brought five of her six. 5 + 4 + 2 + 5 = 16. 16 kids + 3 adults = barely organized chaos. Actually, the truth is – it wasn’t as crazy as it appears. The kids played together beautifully. And we filled our weekend to the hilt with non-stop activity.…

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    Five Finds Friday (boots, of course, and pretty drinks and a book update)

    August 6, 2021

    sunday matters.

    April 13, 2020

    five finds friday (shower curtains, carnitas, earrings and how I’m either denying reality or crying – so little in between)

    April 30, 2021
  • Otto Fox Wilder

    Name This Photo. Win a Silly Prize.

    April 21, 2011 /

    Growing up, my parents used to always receive this farming magazine in the mail called Farm & Ranch Living. My brothers and I loved the pictures of other farms and of kids who kind of looked like us – wearing overalls and plowing fields and lifting hay bales and feeding calves. And there was this one well-known photograph that seemed to always be featured on their back cover. Man, that magazine exploited this photo to the extreme. There were mugs, hats, t-shirts, calendars, shellacked wood pieces, clocks, bed sheets and car wraps featuring these two little farmers. (Alright – I never saw a bed sheet.  Or a car wrap.  But…

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    oh, the month ahead. and the month now.

    April 28, 2023

    according to the schedule, there’s no space for that

    January 16, 2019

    parenting reminds me I need Jesus

    November 26, 2019
  • Otto Fox Wilder

    distraction #42

    February 1, 2011 /

    I am too sick and too tired to be clever. Our home looks a bit like a war zone and we are its casualties. I am grateful to a couple of good friends who stopped by the house with beverages and soups and so many others who have made kind offers. While we rest and get better, just take a look at these shots of our little Wilde Fox of an Otto. Marvel with me at how handsome he is. Admire what a fantastic photographer Emma is and how she captures his quirky little looks. And notice how much Otto adores his hat made by Aunt Sarah. Seriously.  He has…

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    Frankincense – a little educating (but not by me)

    March 27, 2019

    five finds friday (the one about writing a book and my daughter going to college)

    November 20, 2020

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