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We Know Not What We Should Pray For (Rom. 8:26) | Streams in the Desert

Thursday, May 14, 2009
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We Know Not What We Should Pray For (Rom. 8:26) by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman “We know not what we should pray for as we ought” (Rom. 8:26). Much that perplexes us in our Christian experience is but the answer to our prayers. We pray for …

Category: Streams in the Desert DevotionalsTag: Romans (Bible)

The Cure For the Anxious Heart

Monday, March 30, 2009 (Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2026)
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Probably the best thing I have read in the secular press about how the current economic situation is impacting the average person was a piece by Peggy Noonan entitled “There’s No Pill for This Kind of Depression.” It is well worth …

Category: Simple Living

Baby Einstein Alphabooks & Board Book Sets

Sunday, March 29, 2009 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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We never really sat down and taught Caroline her ABC’s. It just happened naturally over time because we provided lots of interesting materials for her to use such as the Baby Einstein Alphabooks. So while we did do lots of things to provide …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Picture Books | Reading Learning Activities

How Many Books Do You Own And What Are Your Top 5 Must Haves?

Thursday, March 19, 2009 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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So how about it? Books in every room? Just a few here and there? What’s your weakness? Children’s books? Cookbooks? Theology? Hobbies? Novels? Coffee table books? And if you could only keep FIVE books, what would they be? We’ll give …

Category: Our Family Life

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush | Cozy Book Review

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Sometimes you happen upon a book that you know is going to become a favorite. This was the case when I found Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Iza Trapani at the library. I knew it had everything Caroline would love including the illustrations, …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Animal Stories | Flowers and Plants and Gardens | Picture Books

So We’ve Started Getting “Comments” About Sending Caroline To Preschool

Friday, March 13, 2009 (Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2022)
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Ah, yes. I knew they had to come. All those well-intentioned questions about preschool. They have begun. I mean, Caroline is almost two and a half. It’s panic time, people! She’s getting behind even though she speaks in ten word …

Category: Homeschooling Preschoolers | Our Family Life

Changing Your Last Name When You Married

Saturday, February 28, 2009 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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Did you change your last name when you married? If you aren’t married, do you plan to keep your maiden name if you ever tie the knot? Was this hard for you to do? Can’t wait to get rid of your maiden name for something better? I have to …

Category: Our Family Life
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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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