How Do You Protect Your Tweens and Teens?
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 make me wonder how other …
10 Reasons We Enjoyed the Tween Years
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 that the years are …
AQSL 003: Don’t Raise Snowplowed Sauce Girls
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 to avoid it in our …
11 Lists Of 11 Things From 11 Years Of Motherhood
"For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition which I asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27
Parenting and Homeschooling at Godspeed
Several months ago I started thinking more deeply about the family culture we have created in our home. It was an appropriate time to reflect on it because I saw the first eleven years of our …
Children Who Struggle With Church – An Update
Over the past several years, I’ve written numerous times about our challenges with parenting and church. But some things have happened over the past few months that made me realize I needed to …
How To Help An Introverted Child Enjoy Social Activities
Introverts generally enjoy social activities in small doses and in a controlled manner. As they mature and better understand how they are wired, they learn to proactively plan their social life in a …
I Am Not Responsible For My Child’s Salvation
I am not responsible for my child’s salvation. Likewise, you are not responsible for your child’s salvation. Do those statements bother you? Creating Perfect Christian Children Some time …
When You Begin To See Your Child As A Problem To Be Solved
I don’t have too many parenting regrets at this point. Sure, I wonder if we’ve made the right choice about certain things, but we’ve prayed and researched and made the best decisions …
How To Talk With Your Daughter About Puberty
When you held that little baby in your arms, did you ever imagine you would get to the day when you had to think about how to talk with your daughter about puberty? And yet here it is. I think it is …