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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

back of a book, on the porch

I don’t have the slow opportunity to let words marinate so much any longer. That’s not what my life is looking like in this season, at this time. But the…

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HomeLife, Product Review

my social dilemma

These kids I live with always want to watch movies. Always. But the movies they choose are primarily veneer, shiny, high dollar sort of films. On their own, it seems…

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HomeLife

weekend ramble (from morning Clemson adventure to evening fancy adventure)

This weekend was full of beautiful moments. Otto was invited to join our friend Brent and his son on an adventure to Clemson University. They got up super early (the…

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  • HomeLife

    five finds friday (not five. but a couple.)

    / November 2, 2018

      It’s Friday. That is all. Wait – there’s more.  I don’t have five finds.  I have three.  I think. I’m all about keeping those expectations low lately.     funny   Any time my phone tries to transcribe voicemail messages it’s pretty ridiculous what it comes up with. But this attempt was especially bizarre …..     fashionable  …

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    Oh hi. It’s me.

    November 12, 2022

    five finds friday – (Congaree, more soup, another Otto saying & sunshine)

    April 12, 2019

    parenting reminds me I need Jesus

    November 26, 2019
  • HomeLife

    how my kitchen reminds me God sees me.

    / October 31, 2018

      I’ve been extra sleepy and extra busy this week. Sometimes my brain says crazy things to me like, “Hey, didn’t you have more energy and less mid-afternoon sleepiness when you were on Whole 30?” And you know what I tell my brain when it says nonsense like that? “Pass me that creme brûlée donut, will you?” Kidding.  Kind of.…

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    try this at home

    April 7, 2020

    Guatemala: Day Two

    March 8, 2023

    five finds friday: Dickens and Twists and a cake baker and a cuddler

    February 15, 2019
  • HomeLife

    the weekend ramble (relaxing and thank you and chipped paint)

    / October 29, 2018

      This weekend was actually what I wish for so many weekends to be — relaxing. It was decent amounts of productive and pleasurable, some one on one time with Bergen (he and I went to lunch together – he’s such good company), a dinner out celebrating with dear and precious friends, a vintage market, a game night with the…

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    When Buying Local Is So Cute

    May 5, 2020

    Guatemala: Day One

    March 1, 2023

    Lake Jocassee with the Boys

    August 29, 2019
  • HomeLife,  Riley Amber

    Five Finds Friday (the best worst photo & a lot of Lauren Daigle)

    / October 26, 2018

      I’ll keep saying it all the time.  As many times as I want to.  IT’S ALREADY THE END OF OCTOBER!!??! And I’ll use excessive exclamation marks if I feel like it too. Whatever. I guess I’m feeling a little sassy.  Which is a silly word.  Actually, it used to be my daughter Riley’s favorite word.  What should we name…

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

    January 3, 2020

    Lake Jocassee with the Boys

    August 29, 2019

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

    March 6, 2020
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    a stage, a microphone & no notes allowed

    / October 23, 2018

      Last week I stood on a stage in front of a room filled (mostly) with strangers. There was a microphone and people who bought actual tickets with real money to see this event.     But let me go back a little farther than last week. It was maybe two months ago. Ish?  Six weeks?  Through my work Instagram…

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    five finds (asleep with a book, love anyway, i like big sinks)

    February 22, 2019

    books that work their own magic.

    March 5, 2019

    An Ode to EB White

    September 14, 2020
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    the weekend ramble (I need a high five and you should see my darling dining room now)

    / October 22, 2018

      I have ALL of the words.  And NONE of the time. That’s just the way it is right now, more than ever, it seems. The list of blog post ideas fills a page – but the time to write here is increasingly harder to find.  And I miss that.  Writing out my thoughts, processing my life through this medium,…

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    five finds friday. (the driving. the giving of thanks. the funny video. the perfect measuring cup.)

    December 6, 2019

    Should I Stop Homeschooling?

    March 4, 2020

    single and other conditions

    January 22, 2019
  • HomeLife,  HomeSchooling,  Product Review

    101 Doodle Definitions: A Timberdoodle Review

    / October 16, 2018

      This is a sponsored post by Timberdoodle.  All of the opinions are my own. __________________________________   This year our homeschool has been a bit more streamlined than it ever has before.  Less fluid and more structured. Some this has to do with life circumstances.  I need the schedule to be more predictable so I can arrange meetings and work…

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    here we go ….

    May 22, 2019

    Dear Child,

    July 20, 2020
    felt

    Needle Felting: A Timberdoodle Review

    September 11, 2021
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    the weekend ramble (for a weekend that did anything but ramble)

    / October 15, 2018

      This weekend hasn’t rambled at all. In fact, not an ounce of my life has been slow lately.  Or quiet.  Our house has been a cacophony of hammers and drills and walls coming down and decks going up and progress.  It’s all very exciting and all very exhausting. I’m so grateful for the wide range of talents my friends…

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    five finds friday – (Congaree, more soup, another Otto saying & sunshine)

    April 12, 2019

    … typing therapy …

    June 4, 2023

    farm, framily, feelings, photos

    July 12, 2017
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    accepting it with grace

    / October 9, 2018

      I was lying in bed, reading a few chapters of The Book Thief before bed recently. Focusing on the words on the page seemed impossibly hard.  And not because of poor lighting or minuscule print or the late hour. It was my eyes. At some point this past year I purchased some reading glasses and then only used them…

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    When Buying Local Is So Cute

    May 5, 2020

    tuck in

    August 5, 2019
    Frye boots

    Five Finds Friday (touring college and of course – boots & tea)

    September 17, 2021
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    The Weekend Ramble: coconut milk and screen time

    / October 8, 2018

      It sure does not feel like autumn anywhere locally.  I see photos of friends who live in Colorado and they are drinking hot cocoa and wearing their base layers already.  Why do I live in the south anyway? (Bergen and I lament this weekly, at least.) Queen Tallulah is ridiculously teddy-bear adorable.  And I don’t want to jinx our…

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    five finds friday. (an unusual candle holder & a great movie)

    July 26, 2019

    five finds friday (ryder dresses up & good friends are worth everything)

    February 1, 2019

    school planning over here …

    July 1, 2020
  • HomeLife

    instead of Five Finds Friday, there’s this . . . (but she’s cute)

    / October 5, 2018

      We interrupt this regularly scheduled Five Finds Friday post to talk about a little something else that’s happening in our house this Friday. You know we love our dog Ryder.  He’s a legit family member – all of his rug like self.  He’s loyal and faithful and funny.  He’s a smart guy who almost never poops in the yard…

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    what day is it? a day late weekend ramble. I guess.

    March 19, 2019

    Raising Girls: embracing help through Awaken

    August 20, 2019

    Colorku: A Timberdoodle Review

    December 4, 2019
  • HomeLife

    break week !

    / October 2, 2018

      When you take one giant portion off your plate, the whole load lightens up immeasurably. This is Break Week at Wildwood Halls of Ivy. It’s so much easier to get all the things done when all the things is a much shorter list. Which begs the question, why am I even doing school?     No, not really.  That’s…

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    Thanksgiving Tables …

    November 21, 2022

    Paris: Our Trip & Tips

    April 4, 2023

    Grill. Master.

    July 7, 2020
  • HomeLife

    A List of Things We’re Into Lately

    / September 25, 2018

      Dried apples. Who knew they would suddenly taste so good and crispy?  Turns out – on this Whole 30 journey – I miss chips.  And popcorn.  Crunchy things.  I like food textures apparently and a carrot has a crunch but it still lacks something I like about a chip.  Anyway.  Currently dried apples are working out pretty well.  But…

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    current plans. current mood.

    January 2, 2020

    Five Finds Friday (teen drivers. the first egg.)

    January 15, 2021

    here we go …

    February 3, 2023
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