Prayer is a very important part of my life. I have to admit though, it has been a selfish part of my life for many years. I looked back and realized that so much of my prayer life was about me or the things around me that would make my life easier. You ask and […]
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Staying Healthy and Active During the Holidays
I have struggled with my weight for 10+ years and have been on many diets and programs, none of which were successful in the long term. I decided in January to make big lifestyle changes. I have changed the way I think about food and am much more active. In less than a year, I have lost […]
Christmas Stocking Stuffer
It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and dear readers do I have a surprise for you! Because I am so grateful for you, we have an amazing giveaway for you today! Just in time for Christmas we have teamed up with iHomeschool Network blogs to offer $1,100 in prizes. The giveaway starts today with a winner […]
How to Plan Tapestry of Grace for Multiple Ages and Levels
In my continuing series on teaching multiple ages, today I share with you how to plan Tapestry of Grace. Even if you don’t use Tapestry, many of these planning tips can be applied to teaching an age range in general. Join me… I think the biggest learning curve with Tapestry of Grace is finding what […]
Easy Fall Favorite Recipes
Simple holiday recipes and year ’round favorites… 7 Chicken Comfort Recipes Chicken is a comfort food at our house. Simple meals and casseroles fill tummies and stretch pennies. Chicken soup helps heal stuffy noses. I shared seven easy and frugal comfort recipes at $5 Dinners. I also have some allergy-friendly favorites for you. Now if […]
The Freedom of a Homeschool Schedule
Guess what? Grandma and Grandpa are here! And since we haven’t seen them in a little under two years we are making the most of it! Toss the books aside? No, no. We’ll just alter the schedule a bit. Make sure we get our math in. The older ones are still reading elections selections. We’ll […]
The Habit of Tradition
When your ancestors boarded the ship and set sail for America, they brought with them some of their earthly possessions, loved ones, memories, and traditions. As the generations have passed, many of those possessions may be deteriorated, the loved ones passed on, the memories forgotten, and the traditions cast aside for new ones. These are […]
Precious Memories
May 17. It is 6 months since that terrible night, when I got the call that my daughter had been critically injured while out viewing the stars on a train trestle with 4 friends. Sometimes when I look at her, I am breathless, hardly comprehending that she is still here with me after what she’s been through. […]
Hodgepodge of Parenting Posts
Shine for Jesus at (in)courage – it’s the little bit of encouragement we whisper in a child’s ear They are watching – here at Hodgepodge I Was Born to Do Tricks – savoring childhood accomplishments Picture Ministry at (in)courage – giving to others, encouraging at the hospital What We Need at Passionate Purposeful Parenting – […]
Helpful Habits
Habits For the School Day: Helpful Homeschool Habits for Multiple Ages Practical Prayer Housekeeping Habits (service opportunities, jurisdictions, 5 minute room rescue) Before 8:45 Checklist Little Ones First Morning Room Time How Morning Room Time Builds Learning Skills for Later Just The Basics Make Supper at Lunch One More Thing After Lunch Afternoon Quiet Time […]
Tapestry of Grace at Hodgepodge
A collection of our Tapestry of Grace learning here at Hodgepodge. We have enjoyed Years 2, 3 and 4 with our age range from preschool, lower grammar to rhetoric. Years 2 and 3 we both spread out over two years. So we have been fortunate to enjoy Tapestry of Grace for going on six years. […]
Only one thing is needed
I didn’t think I had anything to post today. I’ve been a bit soul-sick lately. Heavy-hearted. Mind overflowing with questions and unknowns and doubts and fears. I was just about to send a note to my fellow Habits authors to let them know I wouldn’t have a post ready. Then I heard that voice tugging […]
Celebrating a Good End Plus New Semester Plans
I realized, as I was planning our next unit of Tapestry of Grace, that I had not shared our holiday unit celebration. A unit celebration brings closure to our studies and boosts us on to further learning in the next unit. In the past, we plan for our unit celebration to happen on Thanksgiving Day […]