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Happy Father’s Day, to the Man Who Wanted to Treat Me to Gourmet Food

Happy Father’s Day! Today we gathered with some family for barbecued steak. Eating steak reminds me of a story about my dear old dad. Since it’s Father’s Day, and his birthday is coming up this week, and he is about … Continue reading

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>$100 Designer Boots and $60 Pants: 10+ Best Things I’ve Found While Thrifting To Make You Want to Thrift

I love, love, love to shop at thrift stores, commonly called “thrifting.” Here are the 10+ greatest treasures I’ve found thrifting. I’m showing these to inspire you to go find some useful and beautiful items for your family, friends, and … Continue reading

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What I Want Everyone to Know, Courtesy of Lili De Hoyos Anderson, Part I

Wow!!! I had the most amazing Sabbath Day experience last Sunday listening to this devotional talk below by Dr. Lili De Hoyos Anderson. I listened while I worked on an Eric Dowdle 1000 piece puzzle (Salt Lake City in the … Continue reading

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Jordan Peterson on Mother and Father Roles

Father’s Day is soon! I focused a bit on mothers last month with some gift ideas here and here and highlights of some different moms who I admire. (Go here, here, and here for those.) Now I’ll share about dads. … Continue reading

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Recap of My Visit, and 10+ Things to Know Before You Go: Orchard House, aka The Little Women House

As summertime is upon us, with the overall fair conditions for sightseeing, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m sharing one of my favorite places on earth, Orchard House, the home of the author of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott. … Continue reading

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An Amazing Conversion Story Memoir: a Jewish Man Became a Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ever since I watched the video I shared over here, I’ve been wanting to read this book. So I requested it through my public library’s interlibrary loan program a while ago. The ILL system delivered this time. I don’t always … Continue reading

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#3 Mother of the Day in May 2025: Leila Lawler

I found this mommy/grandmommy blogger last fall. Ever since then I have thoroughly enjoyed reading her gems of truth. It all started when I came home from my trip to New England last summer to visit one of my sisters. … Continue reading

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Another Great Resource for Our Come Follow Christ Study

I just discovered another great resource for studying the Doctrine and Covenants Come Follow Christ scriptures this year! It’s called “Start Here Study with Kristen Walker Smith.” You can find her YouTube Channel of that name here. I love pictures … Continue reading

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Date Night Movie of the Week: The Perfect Man

This movie came out about 20 years ago, and as with most movies, I never saw it when it came out, being in the throes of young motherhood. I just discovered it a few weeks ago. I watched it last … Continue reading

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Latest Update on Ezra’s Eagle Prophecy and Trump, from the Pickerings of propheticappointments.com

Here’s the latest update on the Ezra Eagle Prophecy, first popularized by Michael Rush. This video is by Rhonda and Farrell Pickering. I enjoy learning from them! Go here to their website to learn all you can about prophecy, Isaiah, … Continue reading

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