A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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The Fourth Turning is marked by Rising Community as we move toward the First Turning. Community is such an important concept during the First Turning that Maximum Community is described as a Special Priority during this time. However, we don’t have …
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We’re currently standing on the precipice of something we cannot fully explain. We can sense it’s coming because it’s impossible to miss the signs that things are not right. At the same time, we don’t know how this …
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If you go all the way back to the beginning of this site, I began with writing about simple living. Living a quiet life. Making deliberate choices. Those are the threads of thought that have been woven through virtually everything I’ve written …
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I have never had an overwhelming desire to do foreign missions. I’ve never even done a short term missions trip. The Lord has provided so many situations right where I am at the time that I’ve never felt that I was short on opportunities …
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When I discovered the Little Free Library movement I thought they were so cute and such a great idea. If you aren’t familiar with them, they are small libraries people put in their yard where they can share books with their neighbors. People …
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Suddenly the door opened and Pa burst in, saying, “Put on your bonnets, Caroline and girls! There’s a meeting at the schoolhouse!” “Whatever in the world–” Ma said. “Everybody’s going! said Pa. …
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We have all these circles which we try and long to meaningfully connect with in some way. They all require their own effort, time, and emotional investment. And they basically never intersect.
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I’ve been finding interesting reading that has helped me think about the preschool question. My gut tells me not to send Caroline to preschool, but I am also trying to be open to God leading in another direction. She belongs to Him and He has …
