A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Cozy and Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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My favorite books have usually centered around living a quiet life at home. Laura Ingalls Wilder, Grace Livingston Hill, Grace Richmond, Sydney Taylor (author of the All-of-a-Kind Family books) and Maud Heart Lovelace (author of the Betsy-Tacy books) all write stories about home life and the relationships of the home. While the characters may go …
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I’m a homebody. Although I was a go-go-go person when I was younger (i.e., college-aged and just out of college), I’m most happy now when I am at home. I do need to get out from time to time and once in awhile I even get in the mood to go to the mall. But …
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This past weekend my husband and I escaped from the heat by watching Frontier House. I jotted down several of my favorite quotes from the show so I could post them here. If you’ve never watched it, I highly encourage you to do so. It’s really fascinating on several different levels. And, in my opinion, …
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I mentioned yesterday that my husband and I frequently say to each other, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” We remind each other of this because: We are the type of people who find a lot of things interesting and could have more “hobbies” than there is time in the day. We are …
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When someone becomes convinced they need to simplify their life, it can be overwhelming. There are usually many areas out of whack whether they are financial, time commitments, relationships, work requirements, material possessions, etc. In each of these areas you have to do some serious evaluating. More of what? Less of what? What comes first? …
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When David and I decided to take a serious look at our life the year after we were married and make some changes, I don’t think we fully appreciated how complicated it could be to simplify. We knew we wanted more peace, more time, and a more integrated life. We also wanted less debt, less …
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My study of the simplicity movement started in 1998 when I was teaching full-time and wanted to be home. Out of my study has evolved a lot of other interests regarding simplicity such as: margin overload consumerism LBYM (aka Living Beneath Your Means) clutter calling downshifting home businesses homeschooling saving money homesteading The Great Depression …
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Shortly before I met my husband, the Lord impressed the following verses on me: Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will …
