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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

HomeLife, Product Review, Young Living

Frankincense – a little educating (but not by me)

It’s been more than I year since I signed up with Young Living and started down a road of trying to proactively learn more about essential oils. Truthfully, in most…

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HomeLife, HomeSchooling, Keiglets, Keigley Approved Recipes

five finds friday (a long winded run down of yesterday and white chicken chili and student success)

I want to humor myself here and lay out the schedule of what Thursday was like.  thank you. Prior to 9 am – Wake up.  Shower.  Make certain kids are…

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Bergen Hawkeye, Field Trip, HomeLife, Keigley Approved Recipes

five finds friday (superstore, fly fishing, sloppy joes)

I’m going to take your word for it that it’s actually Friday. Alright? I can’t seem to get the kinks worked out of this blog lately. Some updates need to…

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  • Otto Fox Wilder

    Little Boy

    / January 4, 2010

    It wasn’t just the first Christmas we ever went to Disney. Nor was it just the first time we visited my Dad & Jenny at their new place in Florida. Or even just the first time we stayed at the Phelps’ house. There was another first this year. For a little boy. Named Otto Fox Wilder. It was his first…

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    Classic

    / January 3, 2010

    And it just would not be a trip to Disney without meeting these guys. Do you notice one Keiglet missing? Yes. Bergen waited in line for over forty minutes to meet Mickey and Minnie. At the very last minute, however, he bailed. After forty minutes waiting in line – it was not worth a battle.

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  • Mosely Ella Claiborne

    Mosely is Six

    / January 3, 2010

    Birthdays. I love them. Mosely celebrated Six while we were on our vacation. In honor of that number and that stinkin’ adorable little girl – here are Six things I love about Mosely. One. She loves her little sister. When Mosely wakes up in the mornings she eases up to my side of the bed and asks quietly, “May I…

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  • HomeLife,  Keiglets

    Legos

    / January 2, 2010

    It was like Lego heaven. I don’t know how your theology rolls, but I am pretty sure that if toys make the cut, then Legos will be in the after life. Just sayin’.

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  • Bergen Hawkeye

    Bergen’s Choice

    / January 2, 2010

    We stopped at candy stores. More than once. Each Keigley was allowed to choose one treat. Whatever they wanted. Mosely and London chose cotton candy. (I think they were influenced by the sheer size of the bag. They’re into quantity right now.) I chose a chocolate covered strawberry that was practically the size of my hand. (Maybe I am into…

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  • Keiglets

    buddies

    / January 2, 2010

    At some point during our Florida Adventure we made our way to San Antonio. Florida, of course. We were finally able to visit my dad and Jenny at their new home. We were greeted at the door by Darryl – a super handsome greyhound who used to be quite the competitor. Piper was his biggest fan. She tried to sleep…

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  • Piper Finn Willow

    The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

    / January 1, 2010

    At Disney’s Kingdom of Good Times, we spent a fair amount of our day waiting in lines. While in line, we chatted. We told stories. We made funny faces. We yawned. Otto Fox slept. And Piper played her own special Waiting in Line game – she pretended to pull off tiny parts of Daddy’s face and then proceeded to pretend…

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    What Seems So Fun . . .

    / January 1, 2010

    Our kids love PBS. Mosely even watches a little too much – remember? A lot of PBS shows are sponsored by Rainforest Cafe. So our kids naturally ask, “When can we go to Rainforest Cafe?” Guess what restaurant is located at Downtown Disney? Yep. So we’ve been talking this place up for months. The kids are all so excited. They…

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    sweet

    / December 31, 2009

    Oh my goodness. We have been out of town for a while, it seems. A little out of touch. And our internet at home is down. And although perhaps I should be ashamed to admit this – I have really missed writing this blog. But I am back now. And you may just be sorry that I am. Because I…

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    Disney

    / December 27, 2009

    (I promise to add photos when I return home. I promise. Bear with me, Leanne. Bear with me.) I don’t know where to start. Really. And I almost don’t even want to. Because I am sure I will forget something. There is just so much. So much. We are actually still on the road. (Not literally, mind you.) So maybe…

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  • Mosely Ella Claiborne,  Otto Fox Wilder,  Piper Finn Willow,  Riley Amber

    Here We Go

    / December 22, 2009

    Alert: This post is being typed from a computer with a dying battery. In a hotel room with no access to photographs. The Band of Keigley are on the road. (And you would know all the minutia of our family’s Christmas journey south if you followed Riley’s Facebook updates. But please do not. We do not wish to support her…

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  • Adoption,  Mosely Ella Claiborne

    A Story of Hope

    / December 17, 2009

    At lunch yesterday Mosely made a very unusual comment that seemed to be right out of left field. “I wish I could meet my first parents one day,” she said. My head actually whipped toward her – it was such an unexpected comment. We have made the choice to speak normally and often about Mosely’s adoption and her introduction to…

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  • HomeSchooling

    I Don’t Want One

    / December 17, 2009

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