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I Am Not Responsible For My Child’s Salvation

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 (Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2026)
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I am not responsible for my child’s salvation. Likewise, you are not responsible for your child’s salvation. Do those statements bother you? Creating Perfect Christian Children Some time ago I ran across an older article from Christianity …

Category: Christian Living

Our Cozy Home Remodel

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2026)
23 Comments

Last winter we made the decision to make an investment into updating a number of areas of our house and began our cozy home remodel. We had lived here almost six years and had done very little except the office and laundry room. We had hoped to paint …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Decorating Our Cozy Home

Decluttering 1,000 Things

Monday, January 15, 2018 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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One of my goals in raising Caroline is to demonstrate a healthy attitude toward material possessions – to be thankful and wise stewards of what we have without keeping things we truly don’t need or want any longer. This year I’m …

Category: Homemaking

Taxes, Cooking, and Bible Reading

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, November 19, 2025)
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Once upon a time, many years ago, we had our taxes done in late March and were unpleasantly surprised stunned by how much we owed. I don’t remember the circumstances now or why we were so caught off guard by it, but it changed the way we plan …

Category: Our Family Life

Moving On From Christmas

Friday, January 5, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023)
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I never know when the moment will hit, but it always comes. There is something that happens that signals Christmas is over and it’s time to put it all away. I sent out my newsletter on Wednesday and mentioned I was still happily in the …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Twaddle

The Cozy Life In America and Why I Prefer It To the Danish Hygge

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 (Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2026)
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Do you live and love the American cozy life? I do and I’ll let you in on a secret. I think it’s way better than the Danish hygge that everyone is talking about. I recently read a short anecdote written by an American man with an extensive …

Category: Simple LivingTag: Beauty

Quit Facebook Permanently and Delete It All

Monday, January 1, 2018 (Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
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Don’t be fooled by the post title. I chose the phrase of “quit Facebook permanently and delete it” purely for the SEO value and so people would find this post in the search engines. If I created a post title that accurately reflects …

Category: Digital SimplicityTag: Facebook & Instagram
Christmas Afterglow

Christmas Afterglow

Friday, December 29, 2017 (Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2026)
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I tend to enjoy the time before Christmas more than the time afterwards. I always feel a bit sad when the presents are all open because the tree looks so empty with nothing underneath it. This year I’m making an effort to focus on enjoying the …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Eosinophilic Esophagitis
A Real Honest-to-Goodness Blog Post at Christmastime about Nothing in Particular

A Real Honest-to-Goodness Blog Post at Christmastime about Nothing in Particular

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 (Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2023)
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So after I said that I was going to try to return to doing more old-fashioned blogging, I found myself struggling to just DO it. It is HARD to break out of patterns of thinking and it feels foreign to just sit down and write a chatty post. I’ve …

Category: Our Family Life

Returning To Old-Fashioned Blogging

Thursday, December 14, 2017 (Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
29 Comments

I’ve noticed a small but growing trend over the past several months. More and more bloggers are burned out on the professional side of blogging and are expressing a desire to return to what I would call old-fashioned blogging. If you were in …

Category: Writing & Online Life
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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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