Author Archives: treeoflifemama

OK, so this book is giving me my non-fiction fix for several months! I have posted about the Universal Model before, with the podcast that came out interviewing the creator of the UM, Dean Sessions, here, and then the magical night … Continue reading →

I finished this book! Remember when I posted here that I was reading it? Well, I finally finished it, on top of all the other stuff I have been doing, like reading the Seventh Sense (another book review for another … Continue reading →

Last weekend for our date night movie, it was my turn to pick, so my husband and I watched the above documentary called “A Courtship.” You can watch it here for free if you have Amazon Prime. My husband wasn’t that thrilled … Continue reading →

The other night we celebrated dh’s birthday. Oh my, the food was heavenly. I fixed the Trim Healthy Mama Smarty Pants Stroganoff, which is on p. 44 of the THM Cookbook. So good!!!! I ate it on top of sliced … Continue reading →

We are almost done reading aloud the classic book Laddie by Gene Stratton-Porter, my three littles and I! They are ages 12, 11, and 7. This book has antiquated language so my kids haven’t been overly thrilled with it. It’s … Continue reading →

  I talked to Dean Sessions today. He’s the creator of the Universal Model, featured in the podcast interview above. He told me that a summary of the Universal Model in digital form is available for free, for a few … Continue reading →

I just listened to this today on my BYU-Idaho Devotional podcast feed. It’s the devotional message that Elder Neil L. Andersen gave at BYU-Idaho last week on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2017. Wow! It was so good! I almost didn’t … Continue reading →

Is it OK to watch a somewhat fluffy movie every once in a while? I think so. As long as it’s not too fluffy. My kids know how much I hate brain candy, but sometimes I want some entertainment that … Continue reading →

  I sing this song almost every homeschool morning with my kids. I start playing it on the piano and my younger kids know that it is a call to gather round the piano to start our homeschool devotional. I … Continue reading →

  I read this speech, given in the above video, in the BYU alumni magazine and thought it was awesome. The speaker, Liz Wiseman, graduated from BYU and went on to form the Wiseman Group. She tells a funny story … Continue reading →