A Quiet Simple Life
Thoughtful Christian essays and practical resources for faithful women.
Welcome. I’m Sallie Borrink, a Christian essayist, retired homeschooler, and creator of practical resources for home and learning. I write about faith, home, culture, education, simple living, and Christian discernment for women who want substance, beauty, and truth without noise or panic.
A place for thoughtful Christian women
A Quiet Simple Life is for women who are trying to live faithfully in a noisy, confusing time. Here you’ll find reflective Christian essays, practical homeschool and homemaking resources, deeper premium writing, Scripture and devotional encouragement, and a quieter place for conversation.
This site is not organized around trends or hot takes. It is organized around faithfulness: thinking clearly, loving what is good, tending home and family, asking honest questions, and seeking wisdom in ordinary life.
Where to begin
Essays
Thoughtful public essays on faith, home, culture, books, simple living, education, midlife, and Christian discernment.
Premium Essays
Deeper, more candid Christian reflections on faith, home, culture, education, theology, and living faithfully in difficult times.
Free Printables
A large library of free printables for homeschooling, copywork, calendars, nature study, early learning, and family life.
Explore by topic
If you are looking for something specific, these are the main rooms of A Quiet Simple Life.
- Start Here — an introduction to the site and where to find what you need.
- Christian Faith — doctrine, Christian living, discernment, eschatology, and faithful endurance.
- Faithful Christian Living in Difficult Times — encouragement for sober-minded, steady Christian living.
- Questioning the Narrative — thoughtful reflections on culture, media, assumptions, and discernment.
- Simple Living — home, coziness, ordinary rhythms, homemaking, and quiet faithfulness.
- Homeschooling — relaxed homeschooling, homeschool memories, and practical resources.
- Gifted/2e — for mothers raising bright, intense, sensitive, asynchronous, or twice-exceptional children and looking for understanding, wisdom, and practical encouragement.
- Gracious Christian Parenting — reflections on parenting with grace, truth, patience, and Christian wisdom in the ordinary, formative years of family life.
- Homeschool Unit Studies — resources and ideas for learning through rich topics, living books, hands-on exploration, and natural connections across subjects.
- Scripture Library — Scripture passages, devotional readings, sacred art, and beauty for reflection.
- Shop — printable products and resources for home and learning.
- Forum — a quieter place for thoughtful Christian conversation, links, and resource collections.
Recent Essays
A few recent public essays from A Quiet Simple Life.
Popular Free Printables
These free resources are especially helpful for homeschoolers, families, and mothers looking for simple, practical learning materials.
For readers who want deeper writing
Premium Essays are where I write more deeply and candidly about faith, home, culture, theology, education, simple living, and the harder questions thoughtful Christian women are carrying.
If the public essays help you feel less alone, Premium Essays are the next room in the house.
Scripture, devotionals, and sacred beauty
The Scripture Library gathers Bible passages, devotional readings, sacred art, and beautiful images of creation for quiet reflection and encouragement.
Join the conversation
The forum is a quieter place for thoughtful Christian women to discuss faith, home, books, homeschooling, culture, current events, discernment, and simple living without the noise of social media.
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