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If You Don’t Have Time To Do That Which You Love

Friday, January 26, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2024)
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When was the last time you did something you truly loved, but no longer have the time for? (This is going to be kind of rambly. Consider yourself forewarned.) I’m still thinking about some of the things I wrote last time regarding coping with …

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Living A Quiet Life

Thursday, January 18, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, November 15, 2025)
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My favorite books have usually centered around living a quiet life at home. Laura Ingalls Wilder, Grace Livingston Hill, Grace Richmond, Sydney Taylor (author of the All-of-a-Kind Family books) and Maud Heart Lovelace (author of the Betsy-Tacy books) …

Category: Contentment | Our Family Life | Simple LivingTag: Laura Ingalls Wilder & Little House Books

Garden Herb Bread for Bread Machine Recipe

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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There are two recipes I make most often in my bread machine. The first is a Honey Wheat. This Garden Herb Bread is the other. I found this Garden Herb Bread in the recipe book (Electric Bread) that came with my bread machine. It is a delicious and …

Category: Breads & Muffins

Honey Wheat Bread for Bread Machines Recipe

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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I found this recipe in the book (Electric Bread) that came with my bread machine. It is a good light wheat bread with almost no wheat taste. My favorite way to eat it is toasted and then spread with honey butter (see recipe at the end). So delicious! …

Category: Breads & Muffins
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Follow-Up On Vision Forum Post

Monday, January 8, 2007 (Updated: Sunday, June 14, 2026)
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I mentioned when I wrote this that I was disappointed Doug Phillips and Vision Forum had not responded to the allegations that had been brought forth by numerous people. In the interest of being fair, I did want to provide a link to a statement they …

Category: Controversies & Case StudiesTag: Vision Forum

Ham, Cheese, Eggs & Hashbrown Scramble Recipe

Sunday, January 7, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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My mom made this ham, cheese, egg, and hashbrown mixup for us recently when we visited and we definitely wanted the recipe. I made it this morning for brunch and it so good! I’m sure this will be a regular item for us now since we love …

Category: Breakfast & BrunchTag: Ham Recipes | Potatoes Recipes
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It’s Been a Long Week

Thursday, January 4, 2007 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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Truth be told, it’s been a long few weeks, full of quite a bit of emotion for both me and David. All day I kept thinking today was Friday. I don’t know why. But New Year’s Eve seems like a lifetime ago. There was the emotional …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories
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Three Month Pictures – First a Strike and Then a Homerun

Thursday, January 4, 2007 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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Today we took Caroline to Sears to get her three month pictures taken. She wore an outfit I had purchased (before she was even born) for the express purpose of using it in her three month pictures. She napped the whole way there thanks to the beauty …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories

A Clarification Regarding Vision Forum

Saturday, December 30, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, June 14, 2026)
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Something has been on my mind that leads me to make a clarification about Vision Forum for my website readers. I wrote last April about our decision regarding infant baptism: We also resolved the issue of infant baptism. This was an issue for us …

Category: Controversies & Case StudiesTag: Vision Forum

Easy Stromboli Recipe from Gooseberry Patch

Thursday, December 28, 2006 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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This easy stromboli will definitely be a regular in our home now. It was easy and very tasty. I found it in Meals in Minutes (Gooseberry Patch). I made two – one with pepperoni and the other with pepperoni and green olives. You could put …

Category: Main Dishes

Observations From The First Twelve Weeks Of Motherhood

Monday, December 18, 2006 (Updated: Monday, November 29, 2021)
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Here are the observations and thoughts of a first time mama after twelve weeks (in no particular order)… I thought Caroline would be sleeping through the night by now. I have to accept that Caroline will have “off” days and there is …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories

Easy Christmas Bark with Saltine Crackers Recipe

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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I found this recipe for Christmas Bark made with saltine crackers in a celebrity holiday magazine while waiting at an appointment. This recipe may be “old news” to some people, but it was new to me. It is YUMMY!!! It makes a whole jelly …

Category: Desserts & TreatsTag: Chocolate Recipes | Pecans Recipes
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Sallie Schaaf Borrink

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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