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Top 10+ Beautiful Tabletop Games for Moms as Mother’s Day Gifts

Forget the flowers and chocolate. The flowers die and the chocolates get eaten. They are delightful, I’ll grant you, although transitory pleasures. OK, so better yet, for upcoming Mother’s Day, go for the flowers and chocolate, but add a board … Continue reading

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2022 Countdown to Mother’s Day Story #1: The Prophetic Mother of a Missionary Turned Pastor

Just like I’ve done for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, I’m going to share some stories as we approach Mother’s Day. I just love the power of mothers. This power is not always seen right away, it sometimes won’t even bear … Continue reading

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Making the Sabbath a Delight: Sunday Gameschooling

If you’ve read my blog for very long, you know how much I love board games. I love to use them for homeschooling, to teach so many topics: language arts, math, art, music, science, geography, history, logic and reasoning, strategy, … Continue reading

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4/27/22 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Calico, a Charming Puzzle Tile-Laying Game of Quilts and Cats! A Great Mother’s Day Gift!

I am in love with the Calico game! It’s the perfect solitaire game for moms! In this game, you are pretending to be a quilter. Your job is to get the most points possible by arranging quilt pieces that attract … Continue reading

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Saints Volume 3 is Out!

Did you hear? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released Saints Volume 3 last Friday. This book covers the history of the Church from 1893-1955. It involves the Church entering the modern age, going from horse and buggy … Continue reading

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Happy Resurrection Sunday!

Happy Resurrection Sunday! I love this talk by Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin shown below, called “Sunday Will Come.” It gives me great hope. Whatever trials we may be going through right now, because of Jesus and His power, His atoning … Continue reading

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Disillusionment, Letting Go, New Beginnings and Easter

It’s Good Friday, or what I like to call Memorial Friday, when we remember the crucifixion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am grateful His story doesn’t end there. On Sunday, He was resurrected! Sunday will come for … Continue reading

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Easter Video that Shows the Exact Dates of the Holy Week Timeline Plus More Easter-themed Videos

This video below by Rhonda and Farrell Pickering explains the last week of the Savior Jesus Christ’s life with reasoning for the exact dates of events. Here are questions answered in the video, copied and pasted from the video’s YouTube.com … Continue reading

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2022 Countdown to Easter Song #3: In the Silent Garden by Sally Deford

I love this song by Sally Deford for Easter. The sheet music is here. It is just so lovely. I sang it with my church choir for the Easter service a few years ago. It starts out soft and ends … Continue reading

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2022 Countdown to Easter Song #2: “He is Not Here: For He is Risen”

This song! I learned to play it decades ago as a teen. It’s given me comfort all these years. It’s “He is Not Here: For He is Risen” by Steven Kapp Perry. Watch the video below to hear it and … Continue reading

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