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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

God's Pursuit of Me

Discipline of Gratitude

      Ever since a Huddle class/study I took last year, the first words in my mind when I open my eyes every morning have been the same. Seriously.…

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HomeLife

share the good

The statistics are staggering. The world is a mess. Bad stuff happens a lot. True. True. True. But also. There are good people too. Kind people. Friends who pick up…

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HomeLife, HomeSchooling

mid-week ramble. is that a thing?

Well. It is now. It’s already September and I don’t know anything about anything except that TIME ALWAYS DISAPPEARS. Even when you think it’s going slowly. Our homeschool co op…

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  • HomeSchooling

    rainy poetry lessons

    / April 17, 2015

    Each week for the past three years I’ve had this sweet opportunity to teach a bunch of kids that I love a little bit about something else that I love – words. Once upon a time, when I was a full time teacher in a different capacity, and I taught students at a traditional school, a fellow English teacher gave…

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    Oh hi. It’s me.

    November 12, 2022

    five finds friday (except it’s four because I ran out of time)

    June 28, 2019

    the burrow: a fireplace update

    October 22, 2019
  • Field Trip,  Keiglets

    The Story of The Hike.

    / April 15, 2015

    Remember our family camping campaign? Well, ever since we had the idea to camp monthly and to specifically visit South Carolina state parks, Edisto Beach State Park has been high on our list of must-visits. Somehow, though, it never happened.  Mainly because it’s a super popular campground, apparently.  It is frequently booked and reserving a campsite has been a challenge.…

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    today. (teens are wonderful wonderful too – PSA)

    July 28, 2021

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

    February 1, 2019

    A Reason for Handwriting: A Timberdoodle Review

    April 15, 2019
  • Field Trip

    Notes From The Weekend

    / April 14, 2015

    You know what? I have more ideas for blog posts than I have time for writing said blog posts. Seems I am always out of time lately. And that’s alright for now. Nighttime choices often determine the course of my quiet hours usually reserved for writing. So it’s very late and I am stealing a few minutes where I can.…

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    Five Finds Friday (tiny bags of bacon & I need a grits recipe for the Instant Pot)

    July 17, 2020

    state of the union – or an official sounding title for an unofficial style post

    June 27, 2017

    Five Finds Friday (Lost Valley Ranch Version)

    June 11, 2021
  • Bergen Hawkeye

    the only choice

    / April 9, 2015

    Cuddling beside my boy, his shaggy hair between my fingers. It’s late and he wants to talk. I was going to offer a quick tuck in and then do some writing, some reading, some anything else in the magical quiet hours after children fall asleep. But he pressed his back against me, shoved his ever-growing, warm, newly size 6 feet…

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    love. (for a concert and a band.)

    February 20, 2019
    Frye boots

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

    September 17, 2021
  • HomeLife

    written from the middle of my bed

    / April 7, 2015

    Mornings are hard. The warm bed, the thick covers, the heavy breathing of my sons beside me. I don’t want to leave the bed.  The alarm goes off and I hold my stupid little phone in my fist and squint at the screen to see what time it is. To determine how many extra minutes I can squeeze out of…

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    what whole 30 taught me

    February 27, 2019

    back of a book, on the porch

    October 2, 2019

    farm, framily, feelings, photos

    July 12, 2017
  • HomeLife

    The Day I Went To A Gym

    / April 6, 2015

    I don’t know why I said yes. Well. I kind of do. But, that’s probably a story for another post. All I know is on a Friday afternoon I found myself wearing some kind of black legging thing, a running skirt, a t-shirt and a confused look on my face. Mirrors lined one wall. People were sweating and I felt…

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    weekend ramble (the wrong date. the wrong time. the right pants.)

    April 22, 2019

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

    December 6, 2019

    you’re worth it.

    January 24, 2019
  • HomeLife

    just enough

    / April 3, 2015

    Spring. The Good. Sunshine just warm enough to make the shade feel sweet. Breezes just strong enough to float blossoms and blooms across the yard. The white floating petals just enough like the opening sequence of a romantic movie to make you sigh audibly. The temperature just moderate enough to make all clothing choices acceptable. The hope just tangible enough…

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    Five Finds Friday (a song & a rug & senior photos)

    March 26, 2021

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

    March 9, 2020

    a little grief. how the time passes.

    September 18, 2019
  • God's Pursuit of Me,  HomeLife

    wait

    / March 27, 2015

    I have never waited well. I am terrible at transitions. I abhor in-between. I want to be Here or There but I cannot abide Nowhere. And yet this season this season I wait. I sit still and I try not to pace but I feel my feet shuffling. I try not to fret but I feel my heart pounding. People…

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

    March 19, 2019

    epiphany: the order of things

    May 9, 2019

    one of those . . . weeks

    September 8, 2021
  • HomeLife,  Keiglets

    just reminding myself

    / March 26, 2015

    What My Life Is Not: a burden something I must endure days to get through rejected about me as the central figure a picture perfect plan in my control What My Life Is: a gift an opportunity a work of art poetry accepted rescued in God’s hands What My Children Are Not: my salvation a liability in my complete control…

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    Q Bitz Solo: A Timberdoodle Review

    April 14, 2021
    Timberdoodle

    Film Making Class: A Timberdoodle Review

    August 28, 2021

    teens. parenting them.

    December 30, 2020
  • HomeLife

    sing about it

    / March 25, 2015

    Sometimes I think of my life in terms of song titles. And, of course, the titles change in my mind as quickly as they change on the radio. Give me four minutes and my thoughts will probably shift. Right now I’m drifting back in rock history to Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”. Tell me your title for the last four minutes of…

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    and there’s a video

    February 21, 2019

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

    May 1, 2020

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

    July 1, 2021
  • London Eli Scout,  Piper Finn Willow

    explanation required

    / March 24, 2015

    London has a calendar hanging on her bedroom wall. She loves to cross off the days as they are done.  Big X’s across every day. I think she likes the way it looks – but for me, it feels like all these days disappearing in giant Xs. Anyway. I looked at her calendar as I was braiding her hair during…

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    Five Finds Friday (face cream, Community and Carlos)

    September 11, 2020

    parenting blues

    February 26, 2019

    I just want to do it all.

    October 21, 2020
  • HomeLife

    coming home.

    / March 23, 2015

    So we were supposed to travel to Texas. But you know – the kids got sick and fourteen hours in the car seemed risky business – so Virginia was the consolation prize. (Never a bad place to be – that home state.) You might think while I was gone our house would rest in its silence and emptiness. But you’d…

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    five finds friday (funny kids, garish sofas, filthy rocks, twinkling lights)

    March 29, 2019

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

    May 22, 2020

    Chasing the Christmas Chain

    December 12, 2019
  • God's Pursuit of Me,  Story

    words.

    / March 19, 2015

    There are so many words I need to say. And I can’t say. Or words I want to say. But I shouldn’t say. It’s a jumble up here in my brain most all of the time. My days just don’t look like they used to. (I should win a prize for making understatements.) My heart cries out every day –…

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    mid-week ramble. is that a thing?

    September 3, 2020

    this little moment.

    August 5, 2020

    the weekend ramble (it’s back)

    July 27, 2020
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