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Should Bloggers Edit Their Past?

Wednesday, January 2, 2019 (Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
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This website has gone through so many names and approaches over the past fourteen years and, consequently, I’ve added and removed content regularly. Now that I’ve finally settled on what I’m doing (and blogging gurus can go jump in …

Category: Writing & Online Life

Mice Skating | Cozy Book Review

Friday, December 28, 2018 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Mice Skating falls into the category of instant favorite. It is so incredibly charming that I can’t imagine a child not liking it (or an adult who enjoys children’s picture books!). Author Annie Silvestro and illustrator Teagan White have …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Animal Stories | Picture Books | Winter

Free Printable Christmas Thank You Cards

Monday, December 24, 2018 (Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2026)
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After the hustle and bustle (and expense!) of Christmas, I have something to make your life a little easier – cute free printable Christmas thank you cards for your children to use. Teaching children to send a thank you note is an important …

Category: Free Holidays Printables

My Christmas Greetings to You

Saturday, December 22, 2018 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 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: Our Family Life | Simple Holidays & TraditionsTag: 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: Friday, June 26, 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: Our Family Life | Simple Holidays & TraditionsTag: God Cares About The Details | Singleness | Trusting God

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 Christian ParentingTag: 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
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Sallie Schaaf Borrink

I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. 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 about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥

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