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To Spank Or Not to Spank – That Is The Question

Friday, February 29, 2008 (Updated: Monday, November 29, 2021)
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I must be crazy, but here is the question: Do you spank? I’ve been thinking a lot about the to spank or not to spank debate and would honestly …

Category: Gracious Christian ParentingTag: Spanking
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Do I Enjoy Stirring the Pot? (This Is a Dangerous Blog!)

Thursday, February 28, 2008 (Updated: Friday, October 17, 2025)
18 Comments

I’ve noticed something over the past year or so that bothered me in the past but now I find kind of funny. If I see an incoming link to my blog, …

Category: Old-Fashioned Christian Blogging

Caroline’s Current Obsession: Eloise Wilkin Stories

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
11 Comments

About a year ago, I happened across Eloise Wilkin Stories (Little Golden Book Treasury). I immediately bought it and tucked it away on the shelf in …

Category: Cozy Book Reviews | Our Family LifeTag: Eloise Wilkin | Picture Books
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Grocery Prices!!!

Monday, February 25, 2008 (Updated: Friday, April 11, 2025)
21 Comments

I know this is something a lot of people have been talking about, but I still have to write about it! Pampers just went up 10% this past week …

Category: Saving Money
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PBS Jane Austen Week Seven: “Pride and Prejudice”

Monday, February 25, 2008 (Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2026)
11 Comments

Don’t you love a happy ending? Sigh. The ending of Pride and Prejudice is wonderful. What Darcy does for Elizabeth is such a beautiful picture …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Jane Austen
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PBS Jane Austen Week Six – “Pride and Prejudice”

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 (Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2026)
18 Comments

So this week we enjoyed the middle section of Pride and Prejudice. Any thoughts, especially from those who has never seen this production? Is there …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Jane Austen

The Next Big Thing Developing In Blogland That Is Concerning

Monday, February 18, 2008 (Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2024)
25 Comments

It was interesting to read the various thoughts people had when I asked if anyone else had a guess what The Next Big Thing might be in Christian …

Category: Old-Fashioned Christian Blogging
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Lent, Phonics, BlogHer and The Next Big Thing in Christian Blogging

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 (Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2024)
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I didn’t grow up in a denomination that followed the Lenten tradition of giving something up for the season. I think I might have done it once, …

Category: Old-Fashioned Christian Blogging | Our Family Life
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PBS Jane Austen Week Five: “Pride and Prejudice”

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 (Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2026)
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I did sit and watch Pride and Prejudice Sunday evening despite the fact that I own the DVD and have already seen it, um, many times. But I did some …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Jane Austen
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PBS Jane Austen Week Four: “Miss Austen Regrets”

Monday, February 4, 2008 (Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2026)
10 Comments

Confession time. I turned Miss Austen Regrets off about halfway through and watched the very interesting end of the Super Bowl instead. I honestly …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Jane Austen

Do the Blogs You Read Edify or Demoralize?

Saturday, February 2, 2008 (Updated: Sunday, February 23, 2025)
24 Comments

One of the greatest dangers of the blogging world is the temptation to compare ourselves to other women. Although I think all women compare themselves …

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PBS Jane Austen Week Three: “Mansfield Park”

Monday, January 28, 2008 (Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2026)
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Here’s my short take on Mansfield Park. I liked it. Liked it much better than Persuasion, but not as much as Northanger Abbey. I didn’t …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Jane Austen
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I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and happy warrior for Christ. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years as a curator of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. I don't peddle trendy aesthetics or ideas, but write about what I'm learning while thinking for myself. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥

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