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We’ve Got Email, Heat, and Heightened Anticipation

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 (Updated: Thursday, April 6, 2023)
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Our email was fixed last night a little while before midnight. 🙂 We are in the midst of a HEAT WAVE here in the Midwest. My, it is hot out there! I’m really hoping this is the last of the very hot weather for the summer. Nothing too profound …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories

The Problem Is Not Location – It’s The Heart

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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I found this post by KSMilkmaid while taking my pregnancy break a few months ago. I decided it was finally time to get it on here because it is so excellent. Don’t be put off by the title of Mirage: Christian Agrarian Communities (update: no …

Category: Our Family Life | Simple Living

To Be Useful In God’s Kingdom Means Suffering

Monday, July 24, 2006 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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A few times in my life I’ve prayed very specifically about certain issues that have become landmarks in my life. One time I prayed very passionately for God to make me a patient person. I didn’t fully realize what I was asking at the time …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Faith | Trusting God | Waiting on God
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Saving On Electricity With A Portable Air Conditioner

Sunday, July 23, 2006 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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I mentioned recently that we purchased a portable air conditioner for our upstairs. We live in a 1925 two-story Craftsman house and the duct system is less than desirable. Although we have a new furnace and central air, the upstairs does not have …

Category: Family Economy | My Pregnancy & Baby Stories
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Thankful For My Church

Saturday, July 22, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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I wrote previously that David and I recently became members at our church. I am so, so thankful for our church. A few weeks ago we weren’t going to be there in the morning because I was not feeling well. David called our class teacher and …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Friday, July 21, 2006 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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One of the drawbacks to being a family of two is that so many desserts make way too much for just David and me to eat them. I especially feel that way about cookies. While I can freeze all the extras, I usually get tired of them before they are gone. …

Category: Desserts & TreatsTag: Chocolate Recipes | Pecans Recipes
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We Now Return You To Our Regularly Scheduled Program

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 (Updated: Thursday, April 6, 2023)
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David said at breakfast, “Well, now you can get back to your regular blogging.” Yes. Right after I clean out my mailbox! LOL! So I’ll be catching up on that and resuming my regular blogging. I’ve also been cleaning out my …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories

Personality Types and Motherhood

Sunday, July 16, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2026)
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When I was at the obstetrician a few weeks ago, I looked at an article in a parenting magazine that talked about the different personality types and how that plays out in motherhood. I read the one for me (INFJ) and I thought it was very accurate. I …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: INFJ
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496 Sundays Together Down, 11 To Go

Sunday, July 9, 2006 (Updated: Thursday, November 2, 2023)
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Last Sunday afternoon David and I were sitting in the living room doing our usual quiet Sunday activities. It was quiet – no music or anything. Just a peaceful, restful lull in the week, interrupted only when one of us thought of something to …

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How Things Are Supposed To Be

Saturday, July 8, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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I’ve had lots of opportunities to reflect on the idea of how things are “supposed to be” over the past week or so. This isn’t the first time David and I have experienced life “as it is” vs. life as it is …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories
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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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