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Quotes About Waiting

Saturday, April 23, 2005 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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The deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able honestly to pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done. …

Category: Christian LivingTag: Waiting on God

The Dilemma of a Childless Mother on Mother’s Day

Thursday, April 21, 2005 (Updated: Monday, May 4, 2026)
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Yesterday my husband and I picked out Mother’s Day cards for our moms. We are both blessed to have our parents still married to each other and have good relationships with our moms. Celebrating our moms and being thankful for them is the easy …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Infertility & Childlessness | Miscarriage
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A Journal of Thanksgiving

Friday, April 15, 2005 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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In June 2003 I started a daily discipline that has been a very powerful experience in my life. Each night before I go to bed I write in my Journal of Thanksgiving. I jot down a brief list of five things I am thankful for from that day. They can be …

Category: Our Family Life

Quotes About Living Life

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 (Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2026)
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The feeling that “if nothing is happening, nothing is happening” is the prejudice of a superficial, dependent and hollow spirit, one that has succumbed to the age and can prove its own excellence only by the quality of pseudo-events it is …

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And Now, a Word From Our Sponsor | Guest Columnist, Sallie’s Husband

Monday, March 21, 2005 (Updated: Monday, June 23, 2025)
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I’m offering my first stint as Sallie’s guest columnist! I’m David, the guy mentioned in Sallie’s profile. Today is Sallie’s birthday, as she alluded to in her posting from yesterday. And for her birthday, I pay tribute …

Category: Guest Columnist - David

Thinking Of Joanna

Sunday, March 20, 2005 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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When I was in my early to mid 20’s, I had the blessing of becoming involved socially with several younger couples from church. This may not sound like a big deal, but for a single woman who wanted to be married, it was a real blessing to have …

Category: Our Family Life

Baked Potato Soup Recipe

Sunday, March 20, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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This is my favorite baked potato soup recipe. It is the ultimate comfort food when topped with shredded sharp cheddar and bacon. The original recipe called for canned chicken broth, but I use a combination of water and Chicken Better Than Bullion …

Category: Soups, Stews, and ChiliTag: Potatoes Recipes
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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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