Faith & Gratitude

Simple Thankfulness Tree

On the last Saturday of October, even before breakfast, we got out the paper roll. And we sketched a simple…
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Wrapping paper made that old-fashioned way. Oh, the money you can save making your own. Oh, the fun painting time…
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It’s the unexpected that gets me all the time. The unexpected in the middle of the regular. Stuffy-nosed girl. Weary…
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Back in January, at the start of the new year, we agreed to begin our year knowing that prayer changes…
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While we were at the beach I got photos of each of the children with Hodgepodgedad. What fun he is!…
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You can have just as you want it when you are by yourself years from now. Nana said it. She…
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The beach countdown chain only had one loop left. The muchly anticipated day arrived. Our goal? Soak up the last…
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In my last post on making habits stick I mentioned Flylady’s one habit a month. Since then I’ve been reminded…
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pure pleasure from the archives… I can almost smell the salt air… “Something deep in all of us yearns for…
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It’s not something we regularly buy to enjoy at home. But it’s a sugary treat now and then when we’re…
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“This tastes like cake!” tall girl exclaims as she reaches for another slice. It’s a regular weeknight when I decide…
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~In honor of the third blogoversary of Hodgepodge this month, I’ll be occasionally posting favorites from the archives. This one,…
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from the July 2009 archives I’m so glad our three-year-old got to be in big church to see her sister’s…
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