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Our Cozy Home No. 13

Monday, January 27, 2020 (Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025)
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Happy Monday! We had a low-key weekend in our home, something all three of us needed. On Saturday, David and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary and 14th anniversary of discovering we were expecting a baby. We are thankful for our blessings. We …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Albert Chevallier Tayler (Artist)

Chinese New Year Unit Study 2026 for Homeschoolers

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 (Updated: Saturday, April 4, 2026)
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The Chinese New Year is based on the traditional Chinese calendar so the date moves each year. The Year of the Horse will begin on February 17, 2026. I’ve assembled a collection of Chinese New Year activities, resources, and ideas you can use …

Category: Homeschool Unit StudiesTag: Chinese New Year

Our Cozy Home No. 12

Monday, January 20, 2020 (Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025)
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Happy Monday! Those of you further south are probably already thinking about spring arriving in the next few weeks. I sold one of my Spring Literacy and Math Packs yesterday and thought, “Already? We just got our first real dumping of …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Herbert Blande Sparks (Artist)

Free Chinese New Year Word Search Printable

Sunday, January 19, 2020 (Updated: Saturday, April 11, 2026)
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Chinese New Year is an interesting holiday to study with your children. This Chinese New Year word search features children dressed for the holiday.  The colorful worksheet features twelve important words for your children to practice: centuries evil …

Category: Free Word Search PrintablesTag: Chinese New Year

Seeking God’s Beauty in a Sordid Culture

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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I chose Beautify as my word for 2020 for a few reasons. One, as a statement against the ugliness of the culture at this moment. Two, as a reminder of the real need I have for beauty in my life. Three, to spur me on to not just think about beauty, but …

Category: Simple LivingTag: Beauty

Our Cozy Home No. 11

Monday, January 13, 2020 (Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025)
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Happy Monday! It’s a cloudy and snowy morning here in Cute Little Town. The cardinals, juncos, and downy woodpeckers are happily at the birdfeeders. I’m in my fluffy red robe and cardinal pajamas so we’re all cozy here. I know some …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Louis Emile Adan (Artist)

Hope vs. Fear | Streams in the Desert

Sunday, January 12, 2020
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Hope vs. Fear by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman “Lo, I am with you all the appointed days.” Matt. 28:20, Variorum Version Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life in fear. Rather look at them with full hope that, as they arise, …

Category: Streams in the Desert DevotionalsTag: Matthew (Bible)

Our Cozy Home No. 10

Monday, January 6, 2020 (Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025)
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Happy Back-to-the-Routine Monday! I imagine this is the first week of regular living for most of us after the weeks of holiday upheaval. We took our Christmas decorations down on Saturday afternoon and evening so we could wake up on Sunday with that …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Francis Davis Millet (Artist)

Faith When All Seems Contrary | Streams in the Desert

Sunday, January 5, 2020
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Faith When All Seems Contrary by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman “Let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece” (Judges 6:39). There are degrees to faith. At one stage of Christian experience we cannot believe unless we have some sign …

Category: Streams in the Desert DevotionalsTag: Judges (Bible)

Our Cozy Home No. 9

Monday, December 30, 2019 (Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2026)
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Happy last Monday of the decade! With Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Wednesdays this year, the holiday weeks seem very long and less well-defined. It’s interesting how the way Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Carl Holsøe (Artist)
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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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