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Fun Facts for October General Conference 2025

It’s time to play Fun Facts October 2025 General Conference! If you don’t know what that is, that is the semi-annual conference for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a time when we get … Continue reading

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Fun Friday: Turn Homeschooling Into Funschooling

Last summer I read this amazing book by a homeschooling mom, Sarah Janisse Brown. It’s the book below. Her story is amazing! I’ll have to do a review of it another time, it’s too much to cover here. If you … Continue reading

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Wellness Wednesday: Crunchy Mom Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

It’s Wellness Wednesday! It’s also the last day of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days! A few months ago I blogged about the Maria Principle. That’s the truth from the life of Maria Von Trapp of Sound of Music fame. That … Continue reading

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10/3/25 Fun Friday: DIY General Conference Packets for Children and Adults

Happy Friday everyone! I’m hoping to start a new series where every Friday I share something that starts with “F.” Let’s see… I could do fun, faithful, frugal, fabulous, fantastic, funschooling, fashionable, or funny. This is going to be fantabulous! … Continue reading

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September 2025 Thrifting Hauls, #thriftingthursday

It’s #thriftythursday! Today I’m sharing what I got for my thrifting trips during September 2025. I did weekly trips to find a flowy white skirt, which I’ve ben looking for all summer. I haven’t found one yet and now it’s … Continue reading

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9/30/25 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Scientists of Faith by Christy Monson, illustrated by William Luong

I blogged a bit ago saying that with I wanted to share a few picture books about learning and school, now that the 2025-2026 school year is in full swing. Today’s book is a beautiful collection of portraits and one-page … Continue reading

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RIP Pres Nelson, Black Swans, Pray for the Victims of Today’s Michigan Shooting, and a Tender Mercy Involving a Picture Book

After I got in bed last night, after my nightly prayers and before I did my nightime reading, I got a text from a friend saying that President Russell M. Nelson had died, around 10 PM, that night. He was … Continue reading

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Tree of Life Mama’s Podcast of the Week: Jessica Smartt on a Welcoming Home with Jennifer Pepito

I absolutely love the book by the author, Jessica Smartt, shown below. I reviewed it here a few years ago. That’s why I’m excited that she was on the Restoration Home podcast this week with Jennifer Pepito. (I love Jennifer’s … Continue reading

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9/25/25 Tree of Life Mama’s Product of the Week: Drawing Textbook by Bruce McIntyre

Today is an amazing, splendid, historic day for me! Why? Because I just finished all the 222 exercises in the Drawing Textbook by Bruce McIntyre. Actually, I think I skipped two of the exercises because I wasn’t interested in drawing … Continue reading

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Patterns and Connections with Charlie Kirk’s Memorial: Coincidence or Not? Are these Significant? Listen. Read, Research, and Then You Decide!

Wow, it’s been an amazing three days! Let me explain. It all has to do with connections and patterns through time. Are there connections between the place and time of Charlie Kirk’s assassination with Judeo-Christian meanings? What was going on … Continue reading

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