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Your Family’s Paradigm Shift in The Fourth Turning

Friday, April 1, 2022 (Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2026)
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A recurring lament among those of us who have businesses online is that nothing is working and everything is broken. While it might be hyperbole to use the words nothing and everything, they aren’t far off the mark. So much is in flux …

Category: Christianity & CultureTag: The Fourth Turning

Psalm 40

Thursday, March 31, 2022
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Psalm 40 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our …

Category: Scripture PassagesTag: Psalms (Bible)

Watching Over the Affairs of Your Household & Subversive Attacks on the Proverbs 31 Woman

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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Over the past month I’ve been making podcasts to help you make sense of what is going on in the world. I’ve actually been doing this for a number of years now in various ways that have changed as my life has changed and events have …

Category: The Prudent & Prepared Homemaker

Psalm 98

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Psalm 98 Sing a new song to the LORD, For He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him. The LORD has made His salvation known; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has …

Category: Scripture PassagesTag: Psalms (Bible)

The Full-Out Destruction Phase of The Fourth Turning

Sunday, March 20, 2022 (Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2026)
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In case it hasn’t been glaringly apparent in recent weeks, we’re in the full-out destruction phase of The Fourth Turning. This is when it gets even worse before it gets better. Is there a single significant institution in our country that hasn’t been …

Category: Christianity & CultureTag: The Fourth Turning

Around Our Home Lately

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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Howdy, friends. It is long past time to say hello without a microphone in my face. We’ve been doing pretty well overall. We’re all tired both physically and mentally. I’m sure some of it is end of the winter fatigue. Some of it is …

Category: Our Family Life

Embrace The Suck and Spread Christ’s Beauty

Saturday, March 5, 2022 (Updated: Monday, June 1, 2026)
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The phrase “embrace the suck” was new to me in the past several months. Embrace the Suck Meaning & 8 Lessons to Use in Your Life describes it this way: In the military, there’s a saying that is very similar to the one I originally …

Category: Faithful Christian Living in Difficult Times
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The Return Of Shame – The First Turning

Saturday, February 26, 2022 (Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2026)
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This week a podcast title caught my eye because it had the word “shame” in it. We don’t see the concept of shame discussed much any longer. In the past, people would say, “Have you no shame?” and “You should be ashamed of yourself.” When was the last …

Category: Christianity & CultureTag: The First Turning

Taking My Own Advice & Doing Real Things

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (Updated: Wednesday, April 2, 2025)
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About a week ago I started feeling a great desire to spend time fluffing and enjoying my nest. I wanted to follow my own advice and make real things, read real books, and do real things with real people. So that is what I’ve been focusing …

Category: Our Family Life | Simple Living

Weariness During War | The Fourth Turning

Saturday, February 19, 2022 (Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2026)
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As we progress through this war of the Fourth Turning, it is inevitable that weariness will set in. I’ve been experiencing it myself during these past few weeks. In a traditional war, soldiers would get time away from the front lines. No one was …

Category: Christianity & CultureTag: The Fourth Turning

2 Thessalonians 1

Friday, February 18, 2022
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Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is …

Category: Scripture PassagesTag: 2 Thessalonians (Bible)

The Love of God

Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?"

Category: Hymns & ScriptureTag: Romans (Bible)
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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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