To Gift or Not Too Many Gifts. . .
As Iler Woods busily creates, prepares, and wraps holiday gifts for our community, I paused for a moment to wonder how gift giving...
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- Aug 19
- 5 min
The Long Lost Treasure
This summer, I was on a quest for the long lost treasure. I wasn’t quite sure where I would find it, who it would be with, or if I would...
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- Jun 18
- 2 min
Ode to a Teenage Daughter Dad
Scott’s thoughts Each time Erin was pregnant, we were certain that we were having boys. I was ready with my fishing pole gear, the...
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- May 24
- 3 min
Come Home
There have been different moments in my life when I have heard these words. When I was a child playing at the neighbor’s house, it began...
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- Apr 26
- 3 min
Who is behind the curtain?
So, questions are always asked if Scott Iler is truly the one man band behind this woodworking business. The answer is Yes and No. We...
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- Mar 9
- 3 min
I choose You. . .
I was recently taking a trip down memory lane and explained to my daughter's that I was always the last one to be picked for teams in PE....
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- Feb 8
- 3 min
All you need is love. . . and a lot of commitment
The Beatles song popped into my head, since Valentine’s has been circling around in our house. A portion of the lyrics goes like this. ....
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- Jan 4
- 3 min
NEW YEAR. . .NEW YOU?
Goodness, life just went right past us in the month of December. I had all of these lofty ideas to write a blog a week around the theme...
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- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
Ode to a Wonderful Life
“Because when you stop and look around this life is pretty amazing.” Thank you Frank Capra for this simple reminder that life is amazing...
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- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Do you believe in Magic?
When Scott and I first met 18 years ago, he told me he loved the holidays. I didn’t really believe that a guy could love the holidays as...
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
RECLAIMED
The definition of reclaim is “retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of,” according to the...
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- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Someday. . .
How many times have you said Someday I am going to take up a new hobby? Someday I am going to travel? Well, in the Iler home we have a...
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- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Expect the Unexpected
I work with a colleague who repeats this mantra daily “Expect the Unexpected and Live in a State of Wonder.” She is continually positive,...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
What do you Remember?
Memories over these Past Two Years. . . August always stirs up quite a bit of emotion in the Iler household. As educators, parents,...
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- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
Intentional
Have you captured someone’s heart lately? Time flies when you are having fun. . . or when you are busily working. I didn’t realize that...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 4 min
Moments over Money
With the rise in goods and inflation at a rising 9.1%, I thought it was timely to write, reflect, and move on from this thing called...
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- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Awake My Soul
There is a popular song titled “Awake My Soul” by Mumford and Sons. As Scott and I drove through the woods of Maine and crossed the...
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- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
Hole in One
I have recently started to learn some new terminology. Thank you to my daughters and my nieces and nephew. Like “hole in one”- the term...
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- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
Summer Lovin'
Summer Lovin’ Summer loving had me a blast Summer loving happened so fast. I think John Travolta and Olivia Newton John were on to...
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- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
And Life Goes On. . .
Growing up, there was a popular sitcom titled “Life Goes On”- I loved this show. I wanted to be Becca, the main character who was a young...
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