A – All things bright and beautiful. B – Birds at the feeder. Boys and trains. C – Cranberry sauce!…
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gratitude
Anticipating…
On Sunday we’ll sit ‘round on the couches to begin advent. We’ll start reading Tabitha’s Travels, the much anticipated sequel…
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It’s In The Thanksgiving
We’re pulling into the church parking lot to pick up the two drama girls when she asks the question. Mama?…
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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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New Recipe Index and the Hodgepodge Family Cookbook
“Memories…the food of our childhood; food that meant love.” ~ Susan Branch I’d like to think that I grew up…
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Homemade Wrapping Paper
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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Everyday Gifts
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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Prayer Does Change Things
Back in January, at the start of the new year, we agreed to begin our year knowing that prayer changes…
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Aleida’s Challenge: Photos of You with Your Children
While we were at the beach I got photos of each of the children with Hodgepodgedad. What fun he is!…
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Just as you want it
You can have just as you want it when you are by yourself years from now. Nana said it. She…
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Last Days of Summer at Hodgepodge Lodge
The beach countdown chain only had one loop left. The muchly anticipated day arrived. Our goal? Soak up the last…
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Spoon Mystery
~Another favorite from the archives in honor of the third blogoversary of Hodgepodge this month… We recently had a silverware…
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Blessed Beach
pure pleasure from the archives… I can almost smell the salt air… “Something deep in all of us yearns for…
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