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Being a Writer in the Business of Blogging

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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Last week our little family went out on a few errands. We took a box of books to the bookstore to sell and they purchased everything I brought except the Christian books. So I called the Christian bookstore that buys books to make sure they were …

Category: Writing & Online Life

History of Classical Music | Beautiful Feet Curriculum Review

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (Updated: Friday, November 14, 2025)
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I’ve known of Beautiful Feet Books for some time and have always admired their gorgeous collections of books and related materials. I’m sure you can imagine my joy when I was presented with the opportunity to receive a pack to review as …

Category: Homeschooling Elementary School | Homeschooling Middle School

Creating a Simple Life by Choosing the Propaganda You View

Monday, April 30, 2018 (Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
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Several months ago while looking for old-fashioned blogs, I came across a new-to-me but long-time blogger who wrote about the idea that you must choose your propaganda. (Mrs. White also wrote another post about homemaking propaganda.) I’ve …

Category: Digital Simplicity | Simple Living

I Quit Facebook – My First 30 Days

Monday, April 23, 2018 (Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
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It is slightly inaccurate to say this is a record of my first thirty days after I quit Facebook. I’ve been researching people who quit Facebook for the better part of a year and wrote a lengthy post about quitting Facebook and deleting it all a …

Category: Digital SimplicityTag: Facebook & Instagram

A Snowy, Sleety Sunday In Mid-April

Sunday, April 15, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2022)
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We’ve been in the midst of a spring snowstorm this weekend with howling winds, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. The winds have been relentless the last two nights, disrupting my sleep. But we press on! I shared my Parenting and Homeschooling at …

Category: Our Family Life

Parenting and Homeschooling at Godspeed

Saturday, April 7, 2018 (Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2026)
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Several months ago I started thinking more deeply about the family culture we have created in our home. It was an appropriate time to reflect on it because I saw the first eleven years of our parenting journey all culminating when we had our daughter …

Category: Relaxed Homeschooling | Simple LivingTag: Recommended Videos

Children Who Struggle With Church – An Update

Saturday, March 10, 2018 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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Over the past several years, I’ve written numerous times about our challenges with parenting and church. But some things have happened over the past few months that made me realize I needed to write an update regarding children who struggle …

Category: Children & Church | Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting | Sensitive & Intense Children | Twice-Exceptional (2e)

Around Our House On A Snowy February Saturday

Saturday, February 10, 2018 (Updated: Saturday, November 13, 2021)
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Twelve years ago I watched the Torino Winter Olympics while flat on my back on the couch. I was so sick I could barely eat and was lucky to get off said couch once a day for about 45 minutes to take a shower in the early afternoon. Twelve years …

Category: Our Family Life

Motherhood, Making a Home, Homeschooling, and Working at Home

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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Over the weekend I spent a few hours reading through the entire discussion thread on Auntie Leila’s {bits pieces} 144 dealing with women making a home. Since I don’t run in Catholic homeschool circles, I didn’t know about the …

Category: Choosing to Homeschool | Family Economy

How To Help An Introverted Child Enjoy Social Activities

Monday, February 5, 2018 (Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2026)
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Introverts generally enjoy social activities in small doses and in a controlled manner. As they mature and better understand how they are wired, they learn to proactively plan their social life in a way that makes the most sense for them. This is …

Category: Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting
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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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