Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
“We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.” Laura Ingalls Wilder
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We are surrounded by change we cannot control. Whether it is the seasons, our children, our bodies, or the culture, everything around us is constantly changing. Learning how to thoughtfully and prayerfully adapt and deal with those changes is an important part of the Christian life. Like many of you, I'm going through a season of adjusting to …
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I would guess most of the women who read my blog are well acquainted with history. Either they read historical fiction, they have homeschooled many years of history, or they simply enjoy it as a subject in and of itself. Because of that, I also would guess that we as a blog community have more than a passing knowledge of what life on the homefront …
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Get ready for a meaningful Christmas season full peace, understanding, and joy with A Cozy Christmas Planner. This lovely planner has eleven printables and calendars that will make your time during this happy and busy season so much easier. This has been updated for 2021. If you already own the planner, simply log into your shop account (from …
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Today I took another big step toward my commitment to returning to more old-fashioned blogging. I made the decision to cease maintaining an email list and writing a newsletter. I'm sorry I didn't let people know ahead of time. Some people only come here when they get an email notification from me so hopefully they eventually realize that they …
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This post was first published January 13, 2009. For reference, Caroline was 27 months old when I originally wrote this. I am republishing it with only a few little edits for readability and updated commentary indicated in italics. I encourage you to take the link to the post "When Belief in the System Fades" that I link to in the body of the post. …
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I'm a big believer in keeping a healthy amount of margin in life. I've written many posts about margin over the years and highly recommend two books related to it in my list of My Favorite Simple Living Books. But sometimes no matter how hard I try, I find myself with shrinking levels of the margin that keeps me healthy and sane. There is …
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If I had to sum up our summer on this last day of August, this is it: You can have time or money, but rarely both. This was the summer when Caroline really understood for the first time what it means to have more money and less Daddy. David and I made the decision long ago that time and relationships were more important than money. We've had …
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I mentioned last week in Simple Living This Week No. 79 that I have decided to fully return to old-fashioned blogging. While I've toyed with this idea in the past, I've never gone all-in on completely pivoting in another direction. Sometimes change is a slow process with multiple steps and then clarity comes all at once. At least it does for …
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Happy August. I'm feel like I'm drowning in too many good things. How are you doing? LOL! One thing I've always said here is I would not be a hypocrite. So the truth of the matter is that I have felt like I've been drowning in Open Mental Tabs and things to be done for about a week. None of it is bad, but there is just too much of it. But here's …
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Happy last week of July! I'm not sure where the month went. It's been a blur of work primarily around our home. Normally I look forward to the end of July (because of the heat and humidity), but this year feels like it's all moving a bit too quickly even for me! I have been focusing more on taking care of myself physically, something that always …
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I hope your week is off to a good start. I'm personally feeling the impact of scraping by on 5-6 hours of broken sleep for a number of weeks now. I sleep less well in the summer anyway, but this summer seems especially bad. I know many people love naps, but I have never been a napper. I don't sleep if I try and if I happen to doze off, I feel …
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I hope your July has been an enjoyable one so far. It's hard to believe we are half way through the month. The past two weeks have simply flown by. We never had bluebirds around until our neighbors put nesting boxes in their yard. Over the past two years we've seen them more frequently. This week a male has started perching on the ball of the …
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Happy July! I hope you had an enjoyable Independence Day. Ours was quiet. David is in the midst of two large projects so he is working long hours, six days a week. We're thankful for God's provision. Last week someone contacted me about working on a long-term project together. It was a brilliant idea that brings together my skills and this …
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It's a wonderful feeling to have your feet tucked into just the right pair of cozy slippers. In fact, finding the right pair of warm and fuzzy slippers can be a wonderful addition to creating a simple, cozy life. As someone who lives in an area with many long cool and cold months, I know the value of good things for the feet. I looked around and …
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Happy first Tuesday of Summer! It's almost fall-like here right now, especially compared to the very hot late spring we've already had. I'm thankful for the cooler weather although I can hardly believe we are down to the last week of June! Over the weekend we did some much needed work in the basement. Caroline has her art area down there and she …
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Three years ago I shared a list of cozy blogs I had found and followed called Cozy Blogs I'm Reading. I explained the whys and hows of the list in that post. In short, I was looking for real, old-fashioned blogs. Not sterile, professional, I'm-following-these-ten-steps-to-blog-success type blogs. The post was well-received and is still quite …
