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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, Otto Fox Wilder

chipped nails and stacks of mail and practicing my mom skills all over again

Those are two things that bother me. Stacked mail.Chipped fingernail polish. The mail, staring at me and demanding that I take action, makes me feel like I’m running behind and…

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HomeLife

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

We started school this week! And yes, it felt pretty odd to only have FOUR students at Wildwood’s first day. funny Lately Piper and I have been laughing together a…

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HomeLife

epiphany: the order of things

For the last four and a half years there has been a lot on my plate. What other cliches could I use? My hands are fullPlates have been spinning.I’m constantly…

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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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  • HomeLife

    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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    two decades. the last was the growing up. the next will be the growing out.

    January 22, 2020
  • 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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    five finds friday (fried dough, there is no fashion to be found, the woods are still magical)

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    five finds friday (freckles, strawberries, plants)

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    cliff’s edges.

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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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    five finds friday. (do you know what else starts with the letter f? flu.)

    March 6, 2020

    the directions. and where our stories take us.

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    Guatemala: Day Two

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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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    that magic moment

    December 19, 2022

    today. (teens are wonderful wonderful too – PSA)

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    water. the gift & the cost.

    November 5, 2019
  • 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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    swimming in the deep end

    October 29, 2019

    sixteen. a birthday post.

    July 22, 2019

    love. via sour dough bread.

    July 25, 2019
  • 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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    Five Finds Friday (Cadbury eggs & impulsive purchases)

    February 28, 2020

    a rearranging addiction: or a story of two trunks & a TV

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    Dear Child,

    July 20, 2020
  • HomeLife,  Keiglets

    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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  • HomeLife

    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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  • HomeLife

    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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    and there’s a video

    February 21, 2019

    try this at home

    April 7, 2020

    Five Finds Friday (earrings – of course. more about eggs – I’m sorry. and a film that’s beautiful.)

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  • HomeSchooling

    I Don’t Want One

    / December 17, 2009

    I saw a crazy device recently in Best Buy. I think it was called Kindle, but I didn’t linger long enough to be certain. I guess everyone has heard of this already before me. Or owns one. It’s this little device that you hold in your hand and it contains the printed words of any large number of your favorite…

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    Five Finds Friday (pumpkin bars, earrings (!) and my kids dressed like historical figures)

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