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Ham and Cheesy Potatoes Recipe

Monday, November 7, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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These ham and cheesy potatoes are Comfort Food with a capital C and a capital F. There aren’t too many things I could sit and eat and eat and …

Category: Main DishesTag: Ham Recipes | Potatoes Recipes

Content at Home Amid the Tyranny of Change

Sunday, November 6, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, November 15, 2025)
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I’m a homebody. Although I was a go-go-go person when I was college-aged and just out of college, I’m most happy now when I am at home. I …

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

Quotes About Anxiety & Faith

Monday, October 31, 2005 (Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2026)
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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. –Hebrews 11:1 (ESV) God delights to increase the faith of his …

Category: Faithful Christian Living in Difficult TimesTag: Anxiety | Faith
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Our Favorite Sunday Meal

Tuesday, October 25, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 1, 2023)
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One of our favorite lazy Sunday meals is Sweet Basil Rub Roasted Chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and Maple-Glazed Carrots. Every bit of it is so …

Category: Our Family Life

Sweet Basil Rub for Roasted Chicken & Gravy Recipe

Tuesday, October 25, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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I found this sweet basil rub for roasted chicken on a chicken package and it is now one of our very favorite things to eat. And I mean favorite as in …

Category: Mixes & RubsTag: Chicken Recipes

Maple-Glazed Carrots with Pecans Recipe

Tuesday, October 25, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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These maple-glazed carrots with pecans is such a simple recipe, but so tasty! It can be served with many different types of comfort food meals such as …

Category: Veggies & SaladsTag: Pecans Recipes

Frugal Choices and Inspiration

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 (Updated: Sunday, February 23, 2025)
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Lately I’ve been thinking about frugality quite a bit. It must be a combination of the fall harvest time and business being slow that makes me …

Category: Saving MoneyTag: Making Wise Choices
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Happy Engagement Anniversary, David!

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 (Updated: Thursday, March 30, 2023)
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Nine years ago today, my then beau, David, and I took a daytrip from Grand Rapids to Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We had a lovely …

Category: Our Family Life

Rich Cheese Soup Recipe

Thursday, September 29, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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I found this recipe for rich cheese soup in a Gooseberry Patch book and tried it this week for the first time. It is very good and very rich. The next …

Category: Soups, Stews, and Chili

Quotes About Worship

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 (Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2026)
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Worship is the highest and noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable. John Stott The perfect church service would be one we were …

Category: Steadfast Christian Faith

Cranberry Nut Dessert Recipe

Sunday, September 25, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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This cranberry nut dessert is a quick and yummy fall dessert. Actually, it is yummy any time of the year! If you have a few extra bags of cranberries …

Category: Desserts & TreatsTag: Cranberries Recipes

Garlic Shrimp Pasta Recipe

Monday, September 19, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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My mom made this Garlic Shrimp Pasta during our most recent visit. I’m not a big fan of dill in foods like this, but garlic was by far the …

Category: Main DishesTag: Fish & Seafood 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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