A Quiet Simple Life
Celebrating Faith, Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and Hope
“It is comforting to know that the God who guides us sees tomorrow more clearly than we see yesterday.” Unknown
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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 …
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Lately I’ve been thinking about the internal story we tell ourselves each day. When we watch or read the news, we should always notice the way a story is framed to …
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Update January 2022 I’ve decided not to write an additional post about why we are no longer celebrating Halloween, but I am going to push this out as a “new” …
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Imagine putting a couple of dozen people in a room and charging with them with the task of devising the best kind of educational setting and experience for children. We would …
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We’re relaxed homeschoolers for a number of reasons. One of the chief reasons is because we see ourselves primarily as a family. We’re a family who learns together …
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I originally wrote this December 15, 2015. I’m bumping it up out of love and on behalf of all the children who need extra grace and consideration during the coming …
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For a long time I wasn’t sure how to describe our parenting approach. Labels carry so much baggage these days that I try to avoid them whenever possible. When I was …
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This is originally from January 1, 2011. I’m reposting it today, over eight years later. When I wrote it, Caroline was not yet four and a half. She will be thirteen in …
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Sometimes I like to call upon the collective wisdom of the women who read this site. Today is one of those days. A couple of things have happened in the past few weeks that …
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There are so many warnings out there to enjoy your children when they are little because the tween years hit and things are never the same again. It’s strongly implied …
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What are snowplowed sauce girls? Take a listen to Episode 3 of A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink. We’re breaking down what this means, where it comes from, and how …
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When I began to understand that my daughter fit the description of a highly-sensitive child, I also realized some new things about myself. When someone pointed out that my …
