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Sallie Borrink

Welcome! I’m Sallie – wife, mother, and writer. Our little family enjoys a quiet and cozy life of creative pursuits, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. Veteran homeschooler who advocates for the Relaxed Homeschooling philosophy. I've been writing for 20+ years about simple living, homeschooling, faith, current events, gracious Christian parenting, and seeking the Truth. I don't peddle trendy aesthetics or ideas, but write about what I'm learning while thinking for myself.And I like to laugh. A lot.

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Studying the United States is much easier when children have good maps in front of them. These 50 blank printable U.S. state maps, plus Washington, D.C., are simple, flexible geography pages you can use for state studies, notebooking, map labeling, history lessons, travel studies, reports, and unit studies. Because the maps are blank, they can …


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Learning the continents does not have to be complicated. In fact, one of the simplest ways to help children begin understanding the world is to give them a good blank map, a few colored pencils, and time to notice. A blank map invites a child to look carefully. Where is Africa? How large is Asia? …


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I knew from previous study that the ESV Bible is slanted toward complementarianism. What I didn’t realize is how slanted it is toward Calvinism. But I wasn’t surprised when I learned this given who promotes it. It fits with so much of what I’ve covered in my Leaving Calvinism posts. Heather has an eye-opening post …


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Shut Doors by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman. “They were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the Word in Asia” (Acts 16:6). It is interesting to study the methods of His guidance as it was extended towards these early heralds of the Cross. It consisted largely in prohibitions, when they attempted to take another course …


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No Active Mission by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman. “Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder” (Matt. 26:36). It is a hard thing to be kept in the background at a time of crisis. In the Garden of Gethsemane eight of the eleven disciples were left to do nothing. Jesus went to the front …


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