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The Enchanted Cottage | A Favorite Movie

Tuesday, February 15, 2005 (Updated: Monday, June 22, 2026)
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Yesterday I shared a quote about love from one of my very favorite movies, The Enchanted Cottage. Released in 1945, it stars Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire. My favorite quote from the movie is: A man and woman in love have a gift of sight not …

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A Philippians 4:8-ish Blog

Monday, February 14, 2005 (Updated: Thursday, March 6, 2025)
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I received a nice note from a friend today after he visited here for the first time. Brian said, “What a great, wholesome, blog! I’m reminded of  “Whatever is good, lovely, excellent…” Well, that was a great …

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Quotes About Love

Monday, February 14, 2005 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved – loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. –Victor Hugo We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the …

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It Only Took Me Thirteen Years!

Friday, February 11, 2005 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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I recently finished a large cross stitch project and took it to Michael’s to be framed. While that may not be anything amazing in and of itself, it IS amazing in that it took me thirteen years to finish it! It is a beautiful wedding sampler …

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Frost Ferns | God Speaks Through His Creation

Tuesday, February 8, 2005 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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After you’ve walked with God for a while, you start to notice that He has unique ways of “speaking” to you as an individual. Obviously God speaks through His Word and no other way of “speaking” will contradict what is written there. But God makes …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Beauty | God's Beautiful Creation
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If I Don’t Write It, It Won’t Get Said

Saturday, February 5, 2005 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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No one else could have written exactly what I wrote, and if I didn’t write it, it would never get said. I can’t remember where I found this quote. I think it was in a children’s book. I jotted it down and put it in my “To …

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Two Talent Living In A Ten Talent World

Thursday, February 3, 2005 (Updated: Friday, April 11, 2025)
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Once upon a time a young woman started a new thing called a blog. She was fascinated by the opportunity to just write and not spend time pitching article ideas to print magazines. She was thrilled she could reach more people with the ideas she had …

Category: Simple LivingTag: Making Wise Choices
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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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