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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

Bergen Hawkeye, HomeLife, Mosely Ella Claiborne, Otto Fox Wilder

Five Finds Friday (a whole lot of photos)

Remember these? It seems that Friday is here – and so am I. And I’ve got a bunch of cute photos so I might overstuff this post with them. You’ve…

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Bergen Hawkeye, HomeLife

weekend ramble (break week is over, we threw axes, I want the sunshine to stay)

Although break weeks are glorious, they are also troubling.   They end too quickly.We stay up too late.Our meals are haphazard and not at usual times.We all get a little…

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Field Trip, Framily, Story

farm, framily, feelings, photos

  At the farm I didn’t write very much. I brought a couple of books to read, but I didn’t open them.     I stayed up late every night,…

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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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    weekend ramble (break week is over, we threw axes, I want the sunshine to stay)

    February 25, 2019

    this train of thought ….

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    Stages & Seasons: From Diapers to Dissatisfaction

    November 16, 2022
  • 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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    Dear Child,

    July 20, 2020

    school planning over here …

    July 1, 2020

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

    March 6, 2020
  • 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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    I just want to do it all.

    October 21, 2020
    felt

    Needle Felting: A Timberdoodle Review

    September 11, 2021

    Snap.Shot.

    July 14, 2022
  • 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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    spring madness. it has descended upon us.

    April 21, 2021

    you’re worth it.

    January 24, 2019

    five finds friday. snow cream. snow tubing. London’s cute hair and laughter from junior high.

    February 12, 2021
  • HomeLife

    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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    Grill. Master.

    July 7, 2020

    motivation. can you locate it?

    November 10, 2020

    Should I Stop Homeschooling?

    March 4, 2020
  • HomeLife

    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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    Dear Child,

    July 20, 2020

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

    February 1, 2019

    five finds friday: “as long as we’ve got each other”

    August 9, 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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    Noonday Trunk Show

    February 11, 2019

    How We Are All Connected: Navigators. Glen Eyrie. My Mother. Me. My Sons.

    September 23, 2019

    parenting advice: for you & me

    April 1, 2021
  • HomeLife

    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 (otto’s birthday, boots I can’t wear & chili)

    May 22, 2020

    you’re worth it.

    January 24, 2019

    weekend ramble (break week is over, we threw axes, I want the sunshine to stay)

    February 25, 2019
  • HomeLife

    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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    Oh hi. It’s me.

    November 12, 2022

    Five Finds Friday (meatballs, Scrabble, really odd names for kids)

    January 31, 2020

    rocks & roots

    May 7, 2019
  • HomeLife

    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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    45.

    May 1, 2019
    hawk

    Otto Meets a Hawk

    July 21, 2021

    I’m over here …

    November 3, 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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    parenting at the end of a school year. bless us all.

    May 20, 2019

    Five Finds Friday (Lost Valley Ranch Version)

    June 11, 2021

    five finds friday (silly and sweet)

    March 15, 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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    five finds friday (freckles, strawberries, plants)

    April 19, 2019

    Five Finds Friday.

    September 4, 2020

    five finds friday (the right ice, a great kid, gorgeous views)

    June 14, 2019
  • 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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    Looking Ahead.

    January 6, 2020
    Gatsby

    Five Finds Friday (puppy. black leggings. muu muus. apple cider.)

    November 12, 2021

    she’s right, he knows her name.

    December 3, 2019
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