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in HomeSchooling· Nature Studies

Winter Wonder and Weather Walk

Winter wonder and weather walk. We were wet. I love alliteration. And we love nature study. For this start to our winter nature studies, we discussed and filled in the answers to the Winter Wonder questions from the Handbook of Nature Study ebook. We did this on one printed sheet, as a family, during lunch. […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling, Nature Studies Tagged With: journals, nature, nature with children, outdoor hour challenge, sketches, walk, weather, winter

in Family Life· HomeMaking

Duct Tape Bow Tutorial

Hello. Some of my mama’s friends on Facebook saw a picture of my big stack of duck tape. And they wondered what I did with all of it. So, today, I’m going to tell you what I do with it. And I’ll do it with a video tutorial. I make everything with the duck tape […]

Filed Under: Family Life, HomeMaking Tagged With: bow, DIY, duck, duct, hair, how to, Middle Girl, Middle Moments, tape, tutorial

in Homeless Habits

The Heart of my life should be a Heart of Worship

There is a beautiful song called the Heart of Worship, and the chorus goes like this……… I’m coming back to the heart of worship And it’s all about You All about You, Jesus I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it When it’s all about You It’s all about You Jesus Its all about […]

Filed Under: Homeless Habits

in Faith & Gratitude· HomeMaking

Master Artist

When there is someone with amazing talent in your midst, you can’t help but share. Maybe since I’ve grown up with her paintings, her artistic touches, I might have taken her gifts for granted. These gifts she has. Being able to look at something and copy it with her artist’s eye. To see it and […]

Filed Under: Faith & Gratitude, HomeMaking Tagged With: 1000 gifts, chalk, gratitude, master artist, Nana, pastel, pastels

in HomeCooking

Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie

This time of year always calls for a little comfort food. Slow cooker and easy is best! —–> This recipe by $5 Dinners is called Slow Cooker Chicken and Cornbread Dumplings. You can make it with refrigerator canned biscuits and it turns out like chicken pot pie. So simple for Sunday lunch. You might even […]

Filed Under: HomeCooking Tagged With: $5 Dinners, fast food for slow sundays, lunch, slow cooker, supper

in HomeSchooling· Tapestry of Grace

Busy Back to School in the New Year

Celebrated! Went places! 1. Counting down to the new year when we were back from a party with friends. | 2. New Year’s cake by Middle Girl | 3. Black-eyed peas and greens at Nana’s | 4. Headed to a cousin’s birthday party. There’s the golden capitol dome | 5. BD party at an inflatables […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling, Tapestry of Grace Tagged With: camera phone Friday, Hearts and Trees, homeschool, Tapestry of Grace, weekly wrap

in Heavenly Habits

My Grace is Sufficient for You

The phone rang in the middle of the night. It was the call every parent dreads. Our daughter Julie, a freshman at an out-of-state university, had been in an accident, and was in an emergency room 500 miles away. When I went to bed that night, I had been looking forward to a good night’s […]

Filed Under: Heavenly Habits

in HomeMaking· Parenting

What We Need

I recognized the cough. The bark that comes in the night after tucking in. So the youngest girl and I went out in the cold, night air. Cold air to battle the croup. We snuggled on the front step and awed at the full moon. We decided that this was a treat. Once her breathing […]

Filed Under: HomeMaking, Parenting Tagged With: need, parenting, Passionate Purposeful Parenting, sickness, word of 2012

in Habits for Happy Kids· Holiday Habits

2012 Thoughts

Happy New Year from Habits for a Happy Home! I hope your New Year has started well. Our home is officially “undecorated”. The tree has been hauled off and the needles vacuumed. School is back in session. My mind is a jumble of to-dos (and I’m sure yours is too), so I don’t have a […]

Filed Under: Habits for Happy Kids, Holiday Habits

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in Family Life· Frugal Living· HomeCooking· HomeMaking· HomeSchooling· Meal Plans· Simple Strategies

Top Ten Frugal Living Posts Plus Frugal Friends

Aren’t we all looking to save some money this time of year? I thought so. With that in mind, I’m sharing the top ten Hodgepodge posts of 2011 in celebration of frugal living… Back to Basics Series Meal Plan: Cheap Eats for Two Weeks Frugal Living: Homemade Wheat Thins Frugal Living: Homemade Laundry Detergent (or […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Frugal Living, HomeCooking, HomeMaking, HomeSchooling, Meal Plans, Simple Strategies Tagged With: 2011, cheap, DIY, free, frugal, frugal living, homemade, homemaking, simple strategies, top ten

in Faith & Gratitude· Family Life· HomeMaking· Homeschool Reviews

A New Year – Plus One Thousand Gifts Giveaway!

On this Gratitude Monday I’m counting gifts, sharing some encouraging thoughts and tools for the new year plus offering a giveaway of one copy of Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts! First… 1. Prayer Changes Things – Last January’s new habit resulted in a paper ream full of answered prayer. “Back in January, at the start […]

Filed Under: Faith & Gratitude, Family Life, HomeMaking, Homeschool Reviews Tagged With: 1000 gifts, Daily Audio Bible, giveaway, gratitude, One Thousand Gifts, prayer changes things, review, The Curriculum Choice

in HomeCooking

Top Ten Slow Cooker Recipes of 2011

Because I love my slow cooker. And because my readers love these recipes, in my usual Fast Food for Slow Sundays spot I’m sharing the Hodgepodge top ten slow cooker recipes of 2011. Enjoy! A Month Long Slow Cooker Celebration Nana’s Homemade Slow Cooker Hummus Batch Cooking Chicken in the Slow Cooker Plus Recipes Potato […]

Filed Under: HomeCooking Tagged With: 2011, appetizer, beef, chicken, fast food for slow sundays, recipe, slow cooker, soup, top ten

in Family Life· Helpful Habits· HomeSchooling

Top Ten Helpful Habits of 2011

Watching the music box at our aunt and uncle’s house. This week we were still in the midst of celebrating Christmas with family. Visiting friends at Starbucks. Just enjoying break. I also got in the little bit of homeschool planning each day. New readers! I’ve reserved our Tapestry of Grace library books, done a bit […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Helpful Habits, HomeSchooling Tagged With: camera phone Friday, Christmas, holiday, top ten, weekly wrap

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