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My Christmas Greetings to You

Saturday, December 22, 2018 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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I will still be posting here regularly during the Christmas season, but I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to say Merry Christmas before everyone is immersed in parties and gifts and church and all the good things of the season. This is a …

Category: Christmas Celebrations & Traditions | Our Family LifeTag: Audio

Around Our Home This December

Friday, December 21, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2024)
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Last Friday morning we went to the periodontist where Caroline had dental surgery done. We’ve had to take her to the ER a few times for various things, but this is the first time she’s been sedated. I was totally fine while they were …

Category: Our Family Life

Merry Christmas, Darling – Singleness at Christmas

Monday, December 17, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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I first published Merry Christmas, Darling in 2005 when I was a brand new blogger. I bumped it up from time to time on my previous blog (2009 and 2013). It wasn’t on this website and it is a story I want to share my readers. Interestingly, just …

Category: Christmas Celebrations & Traditions | Our Family LifeTag: God Cares About The Details | Singleness | Trusting God

Free Printable Prayer Journal Pages

Monday, December 10, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2026)
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I created these lovely free printable prayer journal pages to highlight different aspects of a personal prayer time. They combine a darker red and dark beige color scheme. These could be used during your quiet time, family worship, or Bible time with …

Category: Free Journaling Printables

Gifted Women Struggling with Motherhood and Homeschooling

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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The oft-repeated story is that if you are in a plane and the oxygen masks drop, you always put on your own mask first. Once your mask is on, you are free to help others without endangering your own well-being. The point of the story is that we need …

Category: Asynchronous Development | Encouragement for Homeschool Moms | Gifted & 2e Parenting For ChristiansTag: Burnout

Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 (Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2026)
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If you are looking for some cute free printable Christmas gift tags, you’ve come to the right place! These tags coordinate with the free printable Christmas advent calendar I shared yesterday so be sure to use both of them this Christmas. These …

Category: Free Holidays PrintablesTag: Christmas Gifts

Free Printable Christmas Advent Calendar

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 (Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2026)
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Some children need visuals to help them count down to important days (such as this school year countdown printable Caroline designed a few years ago). This is a free printable Christmas Advent calendar you can use with your children this season to …

Category: Free Holidays PrintablesTag: Free Calendar Printables

Caroline’s Pink Baby Room

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 (Updated: Tuesday, January 11, 2022)
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I thought it would be fun to bring back some older posts related to baby things including Caroline’s pink baby room. I took them off my site at one point because they didn’t fit the “niche” I was supposed to develop. …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Decorating Our Cozy Home

My Essential Blogging Tools

Monday, November 12, 2018 (Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2024)
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Over the years, I’ve tried many different blogging tools. Sometimes it was love at first try and other times it was, “This is way too complicated and not worth it even though other people love it.” Every committed blogger has her …

Category: Our Life of Self-Employment

Home Office Ergonomics – One Choice Can Save or Cost You Thousands of Dollars

Monday, November 12, 2018 (Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025)
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Today I am going to save you potentially thousands of dollars. And I am going to give you this information for free. Consider it my investment in your long-term business success. You might think I’m exaggerating, but I’m not. The …

Category: Our Life of Self-Employment

Peaceful Hymns For Your Sunday

Saturday, November 10, 2018
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One of the often searched for posts on my site is “Who Am I?” Sung by the Altar of Praise Chorale. I was listening to it this evening while doing some work here and thought it would be nice to put together a collection of peaceful hymns …

Category: Hymns & Scripture

Are Hard Things Always Good? (And Are Easy Things Always Bad?)

Thursday, November 8, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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This was originally written in June 2009 at the height of the “homeschool or you are a terrible Christian and will lose your children forever” movement in Christian homeschool blogging. I was thinking about this topic again and found this …

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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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