A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Cozy and Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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It’s October and that means one thing to parents of small children – pumpkins! It’s time to read about them, cook with them, find them in the pumpkin patch, decorate with them, and more. This free pumpkins word search can be a fun part of your pumpkin activities. The free word search for lower to …
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When people think of the word retirement, I am certain that the word cozy is not one of the first things that comes to mind. And yet that is the approach we are taking here. If we are making choices to create a cozy life of peace, understanding, joy, beauty, and faith now, then it …
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This was originally posted June 25, 2005. I’m reposting it today because I think it is still true. I hope it inspires you to beautify your life. Last weekend my husband and I went shopping in a number of small local businesses in my parents’ hometown. We enjoy going through unique shops because it feeds …
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This is originally from January 1, 2011. I’m reposting it today, over eight years later. When I wrote it, Caroline was not yet four and a half. She will be thirteen in ten days. We have wandered in the desert quite a bit during that time regarding churches and such. But God gives me glimpses …
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I realize it is going to be challenging to write this post without coming off like a total jerk. But I’m going to try. And I also want to apologize to the people who sent really kind emails and haven’t received a reply. I simply wasn’t in the mood to write emails this weekend. But …
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When David was downsized out of his corporate job many years ago, one of our goals was to structure our work life in such a way that we would be freer in the autumn. It is our favorite time of the year and we wanted to travel and enjoy all the unique aspects of the …
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Sallie’s Miscellany features links, ideas, books, printables, products, and deals. Today’s version is a mostly video version. I hope you enjoy a bit of a change of pace! Please remember the inclusion of a link is not an endorsement of the content, author, and/or website. Peace If you can’t go to a cozy coffee shop …
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I define a cozy life as one that brings greater peace, understanding, joy, beauty, and faith to you and your loved ones. Today we’re going to take a look at peace, the first item on the list. We’ll look at a definition of peace and the specific parts of our life that it includes. I’ll …
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This week we enjoyed living life. We’ve been doing school all summer so we continued with it this week. We also took the time to cross off one of Caroline’s summer to do list items – a visit to the Grand Rapids Public Museum. So on to the pictures! A few weeks ago I won …
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I started writing a post last spring when Warren Wiersbe and Rachel Held Evans died within a few days of each other. To say their lives ended up being radically different is not an overstatement. I wrote a bit and then set it aside since I did not think it was the right time. Generally …
