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Preparing Your Home and Family

Sunday, August 27, 2023 (Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2026)
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There’s a lot going on in the world. It’s time to think about how you should be preparing your home and family. I sat down to chat about resources I have to help you.  I hope you find it encouraging and helpful!  Here are the links …

Category: The Prudent & Prepared HomemakerTag: Audio
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5 Ways I’ve Simplified My Life This Month

Saturday, August 19, 2023 (Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2026)
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Caroline and I finished up our summer homeschooling yesterday. I now have two weeks off and we’ll start up with the new school year the day after Labor Day. I have been making small and large changes during August that are already paying off in …

Category: Simple Living

“White Pansies” by Archibald Lampman

Thursday, August 17, 2023 (Updated: Sunday, November 9, 2025)
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White Pansies Day and night pass over, rounding, Star and cloud and sun, Things of drift and shadow, empty Of my dearest one. Soft as slumber was my baby, Beaming bright and sweet; Daintier than bloom or jewel Were his hands and feet. He was mine, …

Category: Pansies & Heartsease

Jeremiah 17:5-11

Friday, August 11, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Jeremiah 17:5-11 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in …

Category: Bible PassagesTag: Jeremiah (Bible)
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Millie the Faithful Deer Comes Calling

Thursday, August 10, 2023
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I think I’ve mentioned we’ve been feeding the deer in the backyard. You know those videos you see on social media where a bunch of deer walk up to the house on the patio and look inside? Let’s just say it’s a good thing we …

Category: Our Family Life
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A Very Full Life Right Now

Monday, August 7, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Remember me? The woman who sent out a newsletter two weeks ago and said she was ready to start sending one each week? I’m living a very full life in real life at the moment. Some of this will be expanded on in separate posts, but for now …

Category: Our Family Life

Printable Maps of 50 States and Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 (Updated: Monday, April 13, 2026)
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I’ve created this collection of 50 Printable U.S. State Maps plus Washington, D.C. to be a handy tool for homeschooling families. These maps can be used over and over again with all kinds of geography, history, and literature units. Each map …

Category: Homeschool Unit StudiesTag: America | Geography Unit Study Ideas

Faith in Hebrews 11 | From My Bible Notes

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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These are notes I recorded in my Bible related to Hebrews 11. A few of them are dated and none have a written attribution. All quotes KJV. General notes in margins Faith – our response to God’s initiative Faith grows because we know God. …

Category: Bible Theme CollectionsTag: Faith | Hebrews (Bible) | Trusting God

Proverbs 26

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Proverbs 26 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool. Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of …

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Psalm 24

Thursday, July 20, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Psalm 24 The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He …

Category: Bible PassagesTag: Psalms (Bible)
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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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