A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Cozy and Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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Fun fact about our home: When our Christmas tree is up, we cannot see our television. No kidding. There is really only one place we can put our Christmas tree and it blocks our view of the TV. So we don’t watch TV from Thanksgiving to Epiphany (or whenever the tree goes up and down). …
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After the hustle and bustle (and expense!) of Christmas, I have something to make your life a little easier – cute free printable Christmas thank you cards for your children to use. I think teaching children to send a thank you note is an important skill. It doesn’t have to be perfectly written according to …
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Last Friday morning we went to the periodontist where Caroline had dental surgery done. We’ve had to take her to the ER a few times for various things, but this is the first time she’s been sedated. I was totally fine while they were getting her prepped, but once she was under and I had …
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I first published Merry Christmas, Darling in 2005 when I was a brand new blogger. I bumped it up from time to time on my previous blog (2009 and 2013). It wasn’t on this website and it is a story I want to share my readers. Interestingly, just a few weeks after I first wrote …
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If you are ready for a more peaceful Christmas season full of what means the most to you and your loved ones such as peace, understanding, and joy, A Cozy Christmas Planner can help you do just that. This lovely planner has eleven printables and calendars that will make your time during this happy and …
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If you are looking for some cute free printable Christmas gift tags, you’ve come to the right place! These tags coordinate with the free printable Christmas advent calendar I shared yesterday so be sure to use both of them this Christmas! These gift tags are for all families to enjoy so I am happy to …
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Some children need visuals to help them count down to important days (such as this school year countdown printable Caroline designed a few years ago). This is a free printable Christmas Advent calendar you can use with your children this season to help them manage the important task of counting down to Christmas! This advent calendar …
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I never know when the moment will hit, but it always comes. There is something that happens that signals Christmas is over and it’s time to put it all away. I sent out my newsletter on Wednesday and mentioned I was still happily in the Christmas mood. Then Thursday afternoon something switched and I knew …
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I tend to enjoy the time before Christmas more than the time afterwards. I always feel a bit sad when the presents are all open because the tree looks so empty with nothing underneath it. This year I’m making an effort to focus on enjoying the time between Christmas and Epiphany for what it is …
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So after I said that I was going to try to return to doing more old-fashioned blogging, I found myself struggling to just DO it. It is HARD to break out of patterns of thinking and it feels foreign to just sit down and write a chatty post. I’ve become so accustomed to needing to …
