• Skip to main content
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer

A Quiet Simple Life | Sallie Borrink

A Quiet Simple Life

  • Blog
    • Recent Comments
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Relaxed Homeschooling
    • Learn About Relaxed Homeschooling
    • Homeschool Planning
    • Back-to-Homeschool
    • Picture Book Activities
    • Unit Studies
    • Printable Poetry
    • Creative & Visual-Spatial Learners
  • Free Printables
    • Free Homeschool Printables
    • Free Christian Printables
    • Free Homemaking Printables
  • Christian Home & Family
    • Family Culture
    • Simple Living
    • Christian Parenting
    • Comfort Food Recipes
    • The Prudent & Prepared Homemaker
    • Digital Simplicity
  • Christian Living
    • Bible Reading & Devotions
    • Christian Quotes
  • Gifted & 2e
    • Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting
    • Sensitive & Intense Children
    • Twice-Exceptional (2e)
    • Gifted & 2e Homeschooling
  • The Shop
    • Explore The Shop
    • Your Cart
    • Your Account Details
      • View Your Orders
      • Go To Your Downloads
      • My Account
    • Lost Password Help
    • Digital Products Terms of Use
  • Search
You are here: Home / Blog



Archives

Our Cozy Home No. 104

Friday, October 21, 2022 (Updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
8 Comments

Welcome to Friday! I hope you had a good week. This has been a week of appointments and tab closing for me. We’ve been doing our yearly physicals the past two weeks so that is done. Caroline is sick again, but the doctor said there …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Charles Martin Hardie (Artist)

Psalm 18:16-50

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
1 Comment

Psalm 18:16-50 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. He brought me …

Category: Bible PassagesTag: Psalms (Bible)

Misdiagnosing Gifted & 2e Children

Monday, October 17, 2022 (Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2024)
Be The First To Comment

I first saw this video when it was shared in a gifted/2e online group many years ago. It’s appearance is dated, but it has good basic information for parents who are trying to figure out if they have a gifted/2e child. It is especially helpful …

Category: Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting | Gifted & 2e Homeschooling | Twice-Exceptional (2e)Tag: Gifted/2e Testing and Diagnosis

5 Reasons to Use a Physical Bible Every Day

Sunday, October 16, 2022 (Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
4 Comments

An argument can be made that owning a physical Bible is perhaps the greatest earthly treasure one could possess. God has revealed Himself to us through His Word. It tells us of the gift of salvation. We can read for ourselves the message God has …

Category: Christian LivingTag: Bibles

Our Cozy Home No. 103

Friday, October 14, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2025)
2 Comments

Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week. Ours was good overall. The autumn colors have simply exploded this week. We took a drive yesterday and saw so much gorgeous scenery. It is definitely a great year for the trees. This is not always the case so …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Albert Anker (Artist)

Our Cozy Home No. 102

Friday, October 7, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2025)
2 Comments

So here’s my week. We were sick. We nursed our colds. It’s now Friday. To add a bit more detail, Caroline ended up with an ear infection. She is doing better now that she’s been on antibiotics a few days. And this is much better …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Albert Anker (Artist)

Our Cozy Home No. 101

Saturday, October 1, 2022 (Updated: Monday, October 6, 2025)
5 Comments

It’s Friday Saturday. Let’s celebrate! LOL! The past ten days have been a total blur. Not in a bad way because they were full of good things. But total blur. In fact, there were so many thing going on that I started jotting notes in a …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: William Kay Blacklockb

What Is Worthy Of My Child’s Time?

Monday, September 26, 2022 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
2 Comments

When homeschooling was new and the homeschool pioneers were fighting for the opportunity to legally teach their children in the home, they put together a course of study however they could. There was no internet shopping or websites devoted to …

Category: Homeschool Planning | Relaxed HomeschoolingTag: Understand Your Child

Our Cozy Home No. 100

Friday, September 23, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2025)
3 Comments

Happy Friday! Today is the 100th post in this series. That’s pretty amazing. We’ve now officially entered autumn. I don’t know if you can see the changes yet where you live, but we are definitely seeing the shift here. The changing …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: William McGregor Paxton (Artist)

Our Cozy Home No. 99

Friday, September 16, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2025)
5 Comments

Happy Friday! I hope your week was a good one. Ours was full of ups and downs. I imagine some of you could say the same thing. David took a nap this morning and Caroline slept until almost noon so that should tell you how we’re feeling about …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Ernst Anders (Artist)
  • Previous
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 47
  • Page 48
  • Page 49
  • Page 50
  • Page 51
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 172
  • Next

Sidebar

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. ♥

Search

Categories




Popular Today

  • Free Asia Map Printable SQUARE 2Free Asia Map Printable for Homeschoolers
  • Free United States Map Printable SQUARE 2Free United States Map Printable for Homeschoolers
  • Free Merry Christmas Word Search Printable SQUAREFree Merry Christmas Word Search Printable
  • Free Thanksgiving Printable KWL SQUAREFree Thanksgiving KWL 
  • Ordering the Home For Life Now - Cozy Life Reset – Day 18 SQUAREOrdering Your Home for Your Life Now | Cozy Life Reset – Day 18
  • Simple Living This Week - No.55 SIMPLEOur Cozy Home No. 55
  • A Day in Our Cozy Life 1 SIMPLEA Day In Our Cozy Life #1 – On The Deck, Calico Critters, Farmer Boy, and More
  • Year Round Relaxed Homeschooling and Living By The Seasons SIMPLEYear Round Relaxed Homeschooling and Living By the Seasons
  • 100 Field Trip Ideas for Homeschoolers SQUARE100 Field Trip Ideas for Homeschoolers | Free Printable
  • Nature Study for Indoor People SIMPLE (1)Homeschool Nature Study Ideas for Indoor People

Popular Today In My Shop

  • The Tree by Sarah Coleridge Printable“The Tree” by Sarah Coleridge
  • 2026-2027 Editable Homeschool Planner Black and White 052226 PREVIEWEditable Homeschool Planner 2026–2027 | Black & White Floral
  • 2025 and 2026 Year At A Glance CalendarsYear-at-a-Glance Calendars {2025 & 2026}
  • Home InventoryHome Inventory
  • Our Heroes By Phoebe Carey Printable“Our Heroes” by Phoebe Carey
  • Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Printable“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
  • First Thanksgiving Writing Prompts 052923First Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
  • Notes List 2Note Lists | A Sweet Year
  • Weekly Menu Planners 2Weekly Menu Planners | A Sweet Year

What Can I Help You Find Today?

Home

About Sallie

Contact

Privacy Policy

Disclaimers & Disclosures

Subscribe

Make a Donation

Tags

My Telegram

My Printables Shop

My Account

Cart

Lost Password Help

Digital Products Terms of Use

Relaxed Homeschooling

Free Printables

Family Culture

Unit Studies

Copyright © 2005–2026 · A Quiet Simple Life · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme

Scroll Up
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.