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Our First Year of Homeschooling | The Ups and Downs of Kindergarten

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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As we head into the home stretch, I’ve been reflecting on our first year of homeschooling experience. To say it has been interesting would be an understatement. I’ve reminded myself of three things over and over again. One, Caroline is …

Category: Creative & Visual-Spatial Learners | Homeschooling Elementary School | Relaxed Homeschooling
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Caroline and Disney Princess Movies

Saturday, March 24, 2012 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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Caroline had expressed an interest in the Disney Princess paraphernalia since around the time she was four. We held her off as long as we could. (She’s now six.) We finally capitulated and she received a few inexpensive princess Barbie dolls …

Category: Our Family Life
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The Future of the Church Courtesy of Acts 29 Network and Mark Driscoll

Thursday, March 22, 2012 (Updated: Saturday, July 4, 2026)
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Yesterday I turned 45. I’ve lived a lot of life and experienced quite a bit in those 45 years. When I said in Mark Driscoll Says Macho Men and Dudes are the Key to the Future of the Church that I believed we were going to see a person’s …

Category: Biblical Truth & DiscernmentTag: Mark Driscoll

Being Led By The Holy Spirit

Monday, March 5, 2012 (Updated: Saturday, July 4, 2026)
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"For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God." Romans 8:14

Category: Christian Living

The Authority of the Pulpit Versus the Worship of All Believers

Thursday, February 2, 2012 (Updated: Saturday, July 4, 2026)
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Jon Zens has written The Body with One Part? in response to John Piper’s explanation of why women are not allowed to read Scripture or pray in the worship service at his church. Piper first says: My reason is because—not that others have to see …

Category: Biblical Truth & DiscernmentTag: John Piper

More Terrible Quotes About Women From Christian History

Thursday, January 19, 2012 (Updated: Saturday, July 4, 2026)
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When I was writing my A Woman’s Freedom in Christ series, I did one post entitled The Complementarian Argument from Historical Precedence. In that post, I included a long series of quotes from the span of history. Each quote gave an historical …

Category: Biblical Truth & DiscernmentTag: Church Fathers
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Should Women and Children/Youth Read the Scriptures in Church?

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 (Updated: Saturday, July 4, 2026)
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Long time readers will already know that I’m pretty conservative in my theology and traditional when it comes to my worship style preference. We attend a church with a pipe organ and a fairly formal (but not rigid) service.  I love hymns and …

Category: Biblical Truth & Discernment
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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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