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God is in the Details of My Life: Summer 2023 Thrifting Miracles

Posted on August 6, 2023 by treeoflifemama

Remember when I posted last summer about my thrifting miracle in finding the board game Moods? Well, I have two thrifting miracles from this most recent spring/summer! My firstborn, a son, got married last May. He announced that his bride-to-be … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week is Concept Kids: Animals

Posted on August 2, 2023 by treeoflifemama

Tree of Life Mama’s game of the week is Concept for Kids: Animals. I was blessed to find the above game at a thrift store a few weeks ago and I’m so glad I did! This is the Jr. version … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Tip of the Week: The Most Efficient Way to Pick Apricots

Posted on August 1, 2023 by treeoflifemama

I had a dinner party last week with my dearest girlfriends, the Veggie Gals. Go here to get more about them. I’ve known most of them for over 24 years and they are the most crunchy-granola, earthy-goddess-green mom friends I … Continue reading →

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Stories About Listening to the Holy Ghost

Posted on July 31, 2023 by treeoflifemama

I love the song from the Children’s Songbook, written by Elizabeth Cushing Taylor, that says, “We do not see the wind, we only hear it sigh. It makes the grasses bend whenever it goes by.” The song is about God’s … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Date Night Movie of the Week: The Hundred-Foot Journey

Posted on July 29, 2023 by treeoflifemama

My movie of the week is The Hundred-Foot Journey. This is so delightful! Calling all foodies and anybody wanting a great date night movie! You will love this! It involves an Indian family that moves to France after losing their … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Activity of the Week: Letterboxing

Posted on July 27, 2023 by treeoflifemama

This is something fun we used to do when all my children were at home. Sometimes I just wanted to reward my kiddos after a day of work with a fun, screen-free activity, but couldn’t afford to take them to … Continue reading →

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7/26/23 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Fun Facts

Posted on July 26, 2023 by treeoflifemama

This week’s game is Fun Facts by Repos Games. I loooove it! It is the perfect getting to know you game! We played it last Sunday night with my daughter and son-in-law. I got some laughter and meaningful conversation out … Continue reading →

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Let’s Celebrate Pioneer Day with Storytelling!

Posted on July 23, 2023 by treeoflifemama

Tomorrow’s Pioneer Day! I love it! It’s a state holiday here in Utah. We’ve never had a huge family tradition involved with Pioneer Day. The way we celebrate it changes every year. Sometimes we get together with extended family and … Continue reading →

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Reconciling the Carnivore Diet with the Word of Wisdom

Posted on July 21, 2023 by treeoflifemama

So after losing 70 lbs 8 years ago, in 2015, using HCG, I’ve had four rounds of gaining some of the weight back, and then fighting to lose it. In all of these rounds I have learned so much about … Continue reading →

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How Jesus Showed up at a Swim Meet

Posted on July 21, 2023 by treeoflifemama

Wow, I had such a wonderful weekend recently! We had two family reunions, one with my side of the family, and one with my DH’s side. All during the same weekend! DH’s reunion was for four days! I know it … Continue reading →

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