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A Vintage Rhyming Bread Recipe From My Great-Grandmother

Thursday, June 22, 2023 (Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2026)
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This is a vintage newspaper clipping featuring my great-grandmother’s contribution to the Cadillac Evening News from many years ago. I thought it would be fun to share and to keep a digital record of it. The submission is a unique bread recipe …

Category: HomemakingTag: Michigan

Psalm 50

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Psalm 50 The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages …

Category: Bible PassagesTag: Psalms (Bible)

Free Tennessee Map Printable for Homeschoolers

Sunday, June 11, 2023 (Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2026)
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This blank Tennessee map is handy for geography, history, or unit studies. Your children can label important areas, mark cities, add historical notes, or use it however fits your current lessons. Blank maps are one of the most versatile tools in …

Category: Free Map PrintablesTag: Free Printable USA State Maps

Hebrews 10

Friday, June 9, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Hebrews 10 Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. If it could, …

Category: Bible PassagesTag: Hebrews (Bible)

Jesus and the Demons, Pigs

Thursday, June 8, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Photo: Sea of Galilee in Israel Luke 8:26-39 Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing …

Category: Bible Theme CollectionsTag: Luke (Bible) | Mark (Bible) | Matthew (Bible)

Our Summer Homeschooling Plan

Monday, June 5, 2023 (Updated: Monday, March 2, 2026)
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We are still homeschooling year round in high school. I floated the idea of taking the entire summer off to see what Caroline would say. (I honestly wasn’t sure.) I asked her if she would be interested in taking the summer off or if she would …

Category: Homeschooling High School | Our Family Life | Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices

Our Trip to the ER on Sunday

Friday, June 2, 2023 (Updated: Friday, October 13, 2023)
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On Sunday morning I remarked that we had a nice open Sunday. We would be able to go to church and simply come home. In addition, we had a free Memorial Day as well. We all needed some down time. Well, that was not to be. Each Sunday a deacon opens …

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Free Georgia Map Printable for Homeschoolers

Thursday, June 1, 2023 (Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2026)
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This blank Georgia map is perfect for geography studies, unit studies, or hands-on learning projects. Your children can label important areas, mark cities, add research notes, or use it however fits your current lessons. I’ve found blank maps …

Category: Free Map PrintablesTag: Free Printable USA State Maps

The Anisotropic Gemstones in the New Jerusalem | Revelation 21:9-27

Thursday, June 1, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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The reality of the anisotropic gemstones in the New Jerusalem as described in Revelation 21:9-27 is truly amazing. Creation confirms the Creator over and over again if we simply look around. But this takes it to another level. No one but God could …

Category: Bible Theme CollectionsTag: God's Beautiful Creation

Jesus, Children, and Millstones

Thursday, June 1, 2023 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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Jesus Blesses the Children Mark 10:13-16 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the …

Category: Bible Theme CollectionsTag: Luke (Bible) | Mark (Bible) | Matthew (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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