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5 Days To Re-Energize Your Homeschool

Sunday, July 20, 2014 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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Is it time to shake things up in your homeschool? Have you lost that energized feeling? Does homeschooling feel too routine? Not what you dreamed of doing with your child? Even though you are still completely committed to homeschooling, have you lost …

Category: Homeschool PlanningTag: 5 Days to Re-Energize Your Homeschool

7 Day Declutter Challenge

Saturday, July 12, 2014 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Although I’m naturally wired to keep clutter to a minimum and have a fairly organized home, I still have spots that I never seem to get on top of. I was doing a terrific job of finally tackling some of those areas this spring  when I was …

Category: Homemaking

Which Children’s Bible Is Best For Your Child?

Friday, June 27, 2014 (Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2026)
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Teaching Caroline about Jesus and the Bible is very important to us. We want her to have a faith of her own that grows and develops at an appropriate pace and level for her as an individual. Part of that has been finding children’s Bibles that …

Category: Cozy Book Reviews | Our Homeschool Curriculum ChoicesTag: Bibles | Book Lists

5 Reasons Not To Quit After The First Year Of Homeschooling

Thursday, June 19, 2014 (Updated: Saturday, November 15, 2025)
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It’s summertime and that means everyone is busy making plans for the next school year. Homeschooling moms are looking at curriculum options and deciding what to buy. Optimism and anticipation will slowly rise over the coming weeks as new books …

Category: Choosing to Homeschool | Encouragement for Homeschool Moms

I Can’t Homeschool Because I’m An Introvert

Sunday, June 8, 2014 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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I’ve written before that the greatest challenge I face as a homeschooler is my own introversion. So when people say “I can’t homeschool because I’m an introvert,” I understand. When people say they would go nuts if they …

Category: Encouragement for Homeschool Moms

When Attending Church Is Painful – Highly Sensitive Children and Adults

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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God bless this woman for writing this: When church hurts. I’ve wanted to write this post about attending church being painful for a long time, but it took her willingness to write her post to prod me on to write mine. Church truly is painful …

Category: Children & Church | Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting | Sensitive & Intense Children

Our Yearly Celebration: It’s A Girl Day!

Thursday, May 8, 2014 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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Through the many long years we prayed for a child, we prayed specifically for a girl. I had always known I wanted a girl and David was also inclined to pray that way. When we found out on our ninth anniversary that we were finally expecting a baby, …

Category: It's a Girl! Day
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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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