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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Friday, May 22, 2015 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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I’ve just finished reading Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. I learned of the book in a Facebook group when someone shared two fictional story videos in Japanese that …

Category: Homemaking

Happy It’s A Girl Day!

Monday, May 11, 2015 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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May 11 is an official holiday in our home! We celebrate It’s a Girl! Day to commemorate finding out via ultrasound that we were at very long last expecting a girl. We had prayed specifically for a daughter all of those years and experienced a …

Category: It's a Girl! Day

Gifted and 2e Children Asking Difficult Spiritual Questions

Saturday, May 9, 2015 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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The first time Caroline asked me a difficult spiritual question I was not prepared. I love theology, discussing doctrine, reading meaty books, studying the Bible, etc., but discussing these topics with a little girl wasn’t on my radar! And yet …

Category: Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting

Gifted and 2e Children At Church

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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I know from reading conversations online that gifted and 2e children at church is often a big issue for Christian parents. I’m going to say up front I do not have the answers for this. More than any other post in this series I’m going to …

Category: Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting

Disciplining Gifted & 2e Children in the Christian Faith

Monday, May 4, 2015 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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I’ve  written many posts that apply to parenting and homeschooling gifted/2e children in the Christian faith. If you aren’t familiar with them, I did touch upon a number of topics related to disciplining children. The following posts …

Category: Gifted & 2e Christian ParentingTag: Spanking

Thinking About Gifted/2e From a Christian Perspective

Friday, May 1, 2015 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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The idea of giftedness provokes very strong feelings among parents. When some parents hear the words “gifted” or “twice-exceptional (2e)” used to describe their child, they feel relieved. It might be the final piece of the …

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

Raising Gifted Children in the Christian Faith

Friday, May 1, 2015 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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Since learning of Caroline’s giftedness (2e), the past year has been a huge learning curve for me. I’ve had to rethink so much about learning and parenting. Because I’m a Christian, I think about these topics in the context of my faith. I realized at …

Category: Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting
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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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