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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

He Drew Me Aside – “I Needed the Quiet” Poem by Alice Hansche Mortenson

Sunday, March 13, 2005 (Updated: Friday, April 24, 2026)
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I wrote previously about how after we have walked with Christ for awhile, we begin to see patterns in the way He deals with us as individuals. At that time, I wrote of how God speaks to me through His creation. Until yesterday, I had forgotten one of …

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Living Simply or Not: A Tale of Two Families

Thursday, March 10, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, November 15, 2025)
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My study of living simply and the simplicity movement started after we had only been married a year. I was teaching full-time and wanted to be home, even before we had children. Out of my study evolved many additional interests regarding simplicity …

Category: Margin | Simple LivingTag: Making Wise Choices

Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

Thursday, March 3, 2005 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins is a favorite recipe I found on a wonderful site called Stephanie’s Country Kitchen Goodness. The website very sadly no longer exists, but it lives on in our home through many of her delicious recipes. I really …

Category: Breads & Muffins | Breakfast & BrunchTag: Chocolate Recipes | Muffins Recipes

Calling Versus Clutter – The Joy of a Deliberate Life

Friday, February 25, 2005 (Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2026)
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Shortly before I met my husband, the Lord impressed the following verses on me: Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of …

Category: Contentment | Simple LivingTag: Making Wise Choices

Quotes About The Bible

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound …

Category: Christian Living

Small Tasks and the Sabbath

Saturday, February 19, 2005 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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"So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his." Hebrews 4:9-10

Category: Homemaking | Our Family LifeTag: Making Wise Choices
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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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