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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

This Age.

Ryder and I are the same age, apparently. He in dog years and me in people years. We’re both fans of slow moving and it seems like we spend our…

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HomeLife

parenting blues

Exhausting.Rewarding.Comical.Lonely.Time consuming.Lovely.A pain in the rear.Life giving.Emotional. Yes. All of the above. Parenting is ALL of that.  And about a thousand things besides. I don’t have a plethora of experience…

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Story

My Friend Mary & The Beauty of Showing Up

I think Riley was in high school when our family met Mary.  At that time, if I have my story straight, she was serving as a youth leader.  Her love…

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  • God's Pursuit of Me,  HomeLife,  Keiglets

    let’s call this one quits already

    / September 11, 2015

    Today was a lousy day. I mean. I don’t even think I have what it takes to type it out and turn it into a story. I know I’m due a post about the Plexus Pink Drink Experiment.  I have a cute article about picking apples with kids to post.  I’m sure one of my children said something adorable or…

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    I’m over here …

    November 3, 2020

    five finds friday

    April 5, 2019

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

    August 6, 2021
  • HomeLife,  Piper Finn Willow

    piper finnian says …..

    / September 10, 2015

    Lying in bed one night recently, Piper Finn sits up quickly with a bit of a gasp. “Oh my word,” she says to me. “Underneath my silly bands is party of germs!”

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    the weekend ramble (it’s back)

    July 27, 2020

    mid-week rambling.

    August 11, 2021

    sunday matters.

    April 13, 2020
  • Bergen Hawkeye,  HomeLife

    trash day.

    / September 9, 2015

    Tuesday is Trash Day. I dislike Trash Day. (Just as I dislike putting air in my tires and gas in the tank of my car.) I set an alarm on my phone to remind me that the trash needs to be down by the mailbox before 7 a.m. Wednesday morning. Which means I should haul it down the driveway Tuesday night.…

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    Five Finds Friday (face cream, Community and Carlos)

    September 11, 2020

    teens. parenting them.

    December 30, 2020

    hi.

    December 18, 2019
  • HomeLife,  HomeSchooling,  Keiglets

    poetry and tea.

    / September 8, 2015

    Last week I borrowed a homeschooling idea from a friend. Because that’s what we all do – right? Earlier in the week, I invited the kids to meet me on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. at our kitchen table.  They were invited to bring a stuffed friend, a happy heart and a poem to share. I wrote it on our…

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    soundtrack of my mind

    February 10, 2021

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

    January 3, 2020

    Noonday: Tonight!

    February 24, 2020
  • HomeSchooling,  Otto Fox Wilder

    school words from a wilde fox.

    / September 4, 2015

    We are working on our math and Otto looks up at me, surprise in his bright blue eyes, “Mom.  I actually like school.” I grin at this last scholar of mine and pat his growing little man back. We move on to a new-to-us program called Draw-Write-Now that I am thoroughly enjoying. Otto has learned to take special pride in…

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    the weekend ramble (1. a mouse 2. a race 3. a whine)

    May 6, 2019

    mid-week rambling.

    August 11, 2021

    spring madness. it has descended upon us.

    April 21, 2021
  • Chaos,  Story

    leaky tire. leaky life.

    / September 3, 2015

    The Suburban’s back right tire has a slow leak.  (As if having 258,000 miles wasn’t problem enough.  Also the leather is torn right where my left leg hits every single day.  There’s this weird continual dampness in the back right and I have to remind myself never to store my suitcase there on trips.  And it smells like feet.  Stinky…

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    five finds friday: dutch babies & my babies all grown

    December 2, 2022

    Raising Girls: embracing help through Awaken

    August 20, 2019
  • God's Pursuit of Me,  HomeLife,  Story

    wisdom from harper lee

    / September 2, 2015

    I made myself reread Harper Lee’s famous novel To Kill A Mockingbird this summer before I would allow myself to begin her summer release of Go Set a Watchman. (And no, sadly, I have not finished the new novel yet.  I’m just so slow at reading books these days.  My nights are busy and my days are busy and my brain…

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    Stitch Fix: We Tried It!

    April 2, 2020

    my social dilemma

    September 16, 2020

    hi.

    December 18, 2019
  • Field Trip,  HomeLife,  HomeSchooling

    Gleaning With The Society of St. Andrew

    / September 1, 2015

    We have spent past seasons of our lives sustained by the support of generous friends and family. We are currently in a season of community care and absolute dependence on God for our daily bread. Certain types of suffering bring particular scripture closer and more vividly to mind. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or…

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

    July 1, 2021

    weekend ramble (soccer starts & the sun is back)

    March 11, 2019
    sunset

    Time is not my enemy.

    November 9, 2021
  • Product Review

    The Pink Drink, Plexus and Peddling Your Wares

    / August 31, 2015

    If Facebook has taught us anything it’s that there are about one hundred and thirty two bazillion ways that people try to start their own businesses and promote their own products. And that there are approximately eighty two gazillion products that we can try to get fit, stay slim, reverse aging, feel younger, look younger, turn back the clock, be our best…

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    Lists: The Only Way I Ever (Sometimes) Get Stuff Done

    August 26, 2020

    mid-week ramble. is that a thing?

    September 3, 2020

    rocks & roots

    May 7, 2019
  • Bergen Hawkeye,  Chaos,  God's Pursuit of Me,  HomeLife,  Otto Fox Wilder,  Piper Finn Willow,  Story

    that time at the park when the wheels came undone

    / August 28, 2015

    We’ve never really lived in a house with a concrete driveway that leant itself to safe bike riding for children. Therefore, the kids have always been late comers to the biking world. Piper Finnian still needs training wheels. And that’s alright with me. Recently, Bergen outgrew his bike and we realized it was a good fit for Piper. I bought…

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    Six Steps to Hiking & Adventuring With Kids

    July 3, 2019

    going dark . . .

    June 24, 2019

    Juliet’s School of Possibilities: A Book Review

    September 17, 2019
  • HomeLife,  Product Review

    the winner …..

    / August 27, 2015

    You guys. I think giveaways are really fun. I’m so glad the kind folks at FoodWorks said yes! to sharing their clever product of the IcePop Makers. I let Piper draw the number for the winner this time. And the winner of their very own set of IcePop Makers is ……… (Man.  In writing, this is pretty anti-climatic!) Gretchen Phelps!…

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    that magic moment

    December 19, 2022

    five finds friday (my weakness for hair products and my friends Jane & Walter and my kids reading classic novels)

    August 23, 2019

    Discipline of Gratitude

    February 12, 2019
  • HomeLife,  Otto Fox Wilder

    the prayers of a wilde fox

    / August 26, 2015

    He prays like this — earnest and sincere ….. God, please help the Forrests as they fly to Bangladesh and maybe they are still on the plane. Maybe not. And. Please God. Help no more of our toads escape under the house.

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    Frankincense – a little educating (but not by me)

    March 27, 2019

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

    June 14, 2019

    Songs for Singin’: A Long Winded Okee Dokee Brothers Review & Tribute

    May 26, 2020
  • HomeLife

    when they asked . . .

    / August 25, 2015

    It was a simple request. “Come dance with us.” But we were so comfortable. The grown ups all lounging on the patio, fire crackling far more for ambience and effigy burning than for warmth or need, relaxing from the overdose of tacos and chocolate cake. And what none of us wanted to do was to get up, to dance. Sitting…

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

    January 16, 2019

    Weekend Ramble: Les Mis, A Kitten & Daylight Savings Time

    March 9, 2020

    five finds friday (lemon trees, Noonday parties, toasters, homemade mittens)

    February 7, 2020
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