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January 23, 2021 by: Hodgepodgemom

Nana’s Fudge Pie Recipe

A super easy and wonderful treat you can make in very little time. Nana’s fudge pie recipe can even be easily made gluten and dairy free. This is another one of Nana’s recipes she shared in the red and white checked cookbook she gave me when I was a newlywed. Nana’s Fudge Pie Recipe Nana’s Fudge Pie Recipe Ingredients 4 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 4 Tablespoons

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January 21, 2021 by: Kim Whipple

The habit of the table

Eating together as a family is a very important part of being a family. Maybe we should look at it as an honor to gather around the table. God himself is preparing a table at which we will gather one day. Let us build the habit of the table.

I have heard many women over the years tell me how they hate to cook or they can’t cook. Some see it as just another chore to be done during the day. Sometimes I get to feeling like that. When I start thinking that way, I have to remind myself of the words of the apostle Paul who said, “Take every thought captive.” In reality,

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January 19, 2021 by: Hodgepodgemom

Simple Heart-Shaped Bird Feeder

Somewhere I saw this idea. A simple, heart-shaped bird feeder. Of course, we must make it. And we must make it allergy friendly! We gathered our supplies: cardboard from a cereal or other box lard or shortening SunButter (or peanut butter for those non-allergic types) bird seed string We cut out the simple heart shape. I punched a hole with the scissors and Middle Girl

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January 15, 2021 by: Hodgepodgemom

10 Helps for Building Habits

You may be wondering how do you make habits stick? Today we share all the best helps for building habits - from each of our authors

January is the month so many are working on, hoping to and longing to establish new habits. And, yes, we are a website devoted to Habits for a Happy Home. So, here we are a couple weeks into January. How are you doing? You may be wondering how do you make habits stick? Today we share all the best helps for building habits – from

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January 4, 2021 by: Kerri

Pocketful of Sunshine

Right now, as I am typing this, there is a war going on above me. No, I’m not referring to spiritual warfare.  This is in the physical realm of my son’s bedroom.  There’s is more thumping and banging than a floor should be able to withstand.  Before I stomp over to the stairs and  ‘call’ up to the offenders,  I refer to the ring of

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December 11, 2020 by: Kim Ashbaugh

Home Economics, Updated

This year, I’m down to one student in our family homeschool.  Along the way, I have made changes, tweaking each child’s education, finding improved curricula for math or science, adding special projects to English and history, and incorporating electives for each child’s interest. With my youngest that meant adding a home economics class. So here is home economics updated. Home Economics Updated As I searched

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December 7, 2020 by: Kendra

The Great Christmas Breakfast Debate

When I was a kid, every Christmas morning my mom would make a huge batch of hot cocoa and a towering pile of buttered toast. And that was breakfast. Cocoa and toast. Simple, but I loved it. I still do. But when I got married, that was one of the first Christmas traditions to go out the window. See, my husband tolerates hot chocolate and

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October 6, 2020 by: Hodgepodgemom

Fitting in Homeschool Subjects

One of the joys of homeschooling is designing the schedule that best fits your family. There are so many creative ways for fitting in homeschool subjects. And that creative learning can change, adapt and adjust as your children grow. Fitting In Homeschool Subjects – One More Thing After Lunch In the early days of Hodgepodge homeschool, we leaned heavy on certain habits. One of those

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September 30, 2020 by: Amy Law

Little Moments

We all have them. . .little, insignificant moments that make up our days.  They follow one after the other, and they are easy to forget if we don’t find a way to hold onto them.  I have learned that photos are one way to keep our memories forever.  I discovered as a young adult that my parents were right all along. . .you can buy

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September 29, 2020 by: Hodgepodgemom

Hodgepodge Helpful Homeschool Habits

If you have stopped by here at any time, you know that we turn to some basic Hodgepodge helpful homeschool habits for the framework of our days. When my children were younger, we all needed routine so that we knew what to expect. Now that my children are graduates, young adults and teenagers, those habits of the early days have relaxed. But I have seen

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September 23, 2020 by: Hodgepodgemom

Homeschool Lasagna Learning

In this series, we will dig deeper into the helpful habits that have blessed our homeschool. And I’ll share some updates on how those habits have grown up with our children. Just how to teach multiple ages all together? Well that is just what lasagna learning is! Lasagna learning is a lovely mixture of ingredients plus the recipe for teaching multiple ages. Back when I

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September 22, 2020 by: Hodgepodgemom

Reflecting on Life’s Seasons

Recently, I spent some time reflecting on God’s goodness in the seasons of life. Sundays are good for that. Well, every day is good for that. But Sundays are especially good because of worship, rest, taking a walk… Reflecting on life’s seasons. Reflecting on Life’s Seasons Each season of my life has had different kinds of busy or ‘fullness’. Know what I mean? Family, children,

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