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
Oreo® Truffles
Just three ingredients for this Oreo® Truffles recipe. Oreo cookies, cream cheese and melted chocolate morsels. Three steps to yum. Start by crushing your Oreo cookies. (Approximately one package. We used two sleeves from a warehouse-sized box). Either recruit a child to use a rolling pin or whiz them up in your handy food processor. Add the 8 oz cream cheese. The Oreo cookies and
Practical Prayer
The community helpers puzzle. Its pieces dumped in the floor, again. I find myself frustrated, again. Frustrated to pick up the pieces and frustrated we were all sick. Frustrated we couldn’t get out and help the victims of recent flooding. Practical Prayer But the Lord calmly gave me an answer, in His patient way. As I was picking up each puzzle piece, He said, “Pray.”
The Habit of Hymns
I have an old hymnal – one passed down. I’m not sure how it came to be on my end table. But I’m sure glad it is there. Heaven came down and glory filled my soul, When at the cross the Savior made me whole… I’ve always loved the old hymns. Like many, I was fortunate to be raised on them. They are a part
Say Yes in Your Homeschool
I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life… Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way. I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively! II Corinthians 6:11-13 MSG I’ve grown into the yes gradually. And this is, of course, a habit that
10 Favorite Fall Recipes
October means a change in menu. Football, fall, leaves, family gatherings and cooler weather mean these type recipes from our archives… Fun Food for Football Watching by Kim A. – hearty red chili, spinach melts… Barbecue Cups, also by Kim – are simple, quick and delicious! Fallish Fun: Caramel Apples by Kendra – these are absolutely beautiful! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies also by Kendra Italian
Parenting Back to School Tool Kit
I’ve found that at the heart of schooling, education and teaching is parenting, haven’t you? Our group of writers here at Habits for a Happy Home are offering you, dear readers, resources to equip you in your parenting journey! We gathered a basket of items we know are trusted parenting books. And we are giving it away! Be sure to enter to win via the
Laundry Help!
One Monday morning following the weekend the laundry looked like this. That’s the pile that wouldn’t fit in the laundry room. It was laundry overwhelm for sure. After my overwhelm, I turned to the tried and true habits. Housekeeping habits right here on Habits for a Happy Home. Plus even more helps from Mama’s Laundry Talk. Changes Are a Comin’ by Kendra – everyone gets