A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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For those of us who don’t homestead or farm, it can be hard to comprehend how prices are impacting those who do. It’s important we understand this for a variety of reasons. This 20 minute video by Patera at Appalachia’s Homestead …
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This morning I opened my Bible to Proverbs 14 which begins with this: The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands. I wrote in A Wise Woman Builds Her Home about Proverbs 14:1 as it’s something I’ve been …
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Over the past month I’ve been making Morning Updates to help you make sense of what is going on in the world. I’ve actually been doing this for a number of years now in various ways that have changed as my life has changed and events have …
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This video was made in July and I found it last month. There is a great deal of truth in it and I’ve enjoyed watching some of Patara’s other videos. She has an extensive CensorTube channel called Appalachia’s Homestead With Patara …
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I made this video about The Fourth Turning in September of 2019. It was originally for a project I decided to not do. Then I had it in my Locals group for a while until I closed that. If you aren’t familiar with this concept or the original …
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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 …
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Last week we had a cord of firewood delivered. We don’t heat with firewood, but use it for cozy enjoyment all autumn and winter. We do, however, count the fireplace as a backup heat source. Because we live in an area with a long winter, this is …
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If you have children, you will want to think through how you are going to handle these topics of pantry building and emergency preparedness with them. This is especially true if doing things like this is a big departure from what is normal in your …
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Although most people will build a pantry over time by shopping at their local grocery store, sometimes it makes sense to purchase a food supply or food storage pack. In this post, let’s look at what kinds of emergency foods are available and …
