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Author Archives: treeoflifemama
2024 Picture Book Advent: The Queen and the First Christmas Tree
We read this book for Morning Basket time today. It is do delightful! I highly recommend this picture book for your Christmastime read-alouds. Use it for homeschooling, bedtime, or any other time! It is utterly charming! Here’s why I love … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, book-reviews, books, christmas, Christmas picture book, Christmas picture books, history of the Christmas tree, Luisa Uribe, Nancy Churnin, reading, reading aloud at Christmas, reading aloud Christmas picture books, The Queen and the First Christmas Tree
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An Advent Podcast That Involves a God Wink!
Today is the first day of Advent! I count it as a blessing from God that last month I happened to meet the producer of the Constant Wonder podcast, Tennery Taylor Norton. I believe God led me to find her … Continue reading
11/26/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower or John Howland’s Good Fortune by P.J. Lynch
To honor Thanksgiving in two days, my picture book of the week is the one above. I just love it! This book is so wonderful because it tells the Thanksgiving story in a way you probably haven’t heard already, that … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Tilley, first picture book authored by P.J. Lynch, John Howland picture book, M. Russell Ballard on John Howland, P.J. Lynch, picture book about John Howland, picture book by P.J. Lynch, RFK Jr., spirituality, synchronicity, Thanksgiving picture book, Thanksgiving picture books, The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower
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Some Songs and Poetry for Thanksgiving
I’ve shared some favorite Thanksgiving-themed picture books here, and movies over here. Now let’s talk about songs and poetry! If you want to cultivate a family where song, the spoken word and IRL conversation triumph over screens for entertainment, perhaps … Continue reading
A Thanksgiving Miracle
Do you want to hear about a Thanksgiving Miracle? Here you go! It’s from the February 2003 New Era, a magazine for youth published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s from a talk called, “Do You Need … Continue reading
A Little Fall and Thanksgiving Humor
I don’t know about you, but some heavy things have been weighing me down lately, even though this is also a season of rejoicing and gratitude. I’ll be sharing about those things soon after I process how to express it … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, family, holderness Family Thanksgiving, jesus, music, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving humor
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11/21/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Book of the Week for Moms: Autumn from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch
I want to get into the habit of reviewing a book a week that’s just for moms. I’ve done that off and on, OK mostly “off,” over the past few years. I really want to be more consistent because I … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn cookbook, fall, fall recipes, food, recipe, recipes, susan branch
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Dice Tower’s 12 Days of Christmas Family Games
If you think of the following when I say “family board game”: Monopoly, Life, Clue and Sorry, have I got a treat for you! Family board games have gotten so much better!!! No longer do we have to suffer through … Continue reading
Tree of Life Mothering 