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9/15/21 Tree of Life Mama’s Story of the Day: Blessings Come After Afflictions and Trials of Faith

Posted on September 15, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I took the above photo, of the Gulf of Mexico, from a beach in Key West, Florida. (Go here to see more pics of my Florida trip, a vacation to celebrate 30 years of marriage.) When I look at the … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Try It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockliff

Posted on September 15, 2021 by treeoflifemama

Have you ever wondered about the history of the produce section of your local grocery store? I mean, has it always had such a wide variety? Have kiwis and coconuts been there as long as apples and bananas? When you … Continue reading →

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9/14/21 Out of the Best Books: Classics We’re Reading Lately

Posted on September 15, 2021 by treeoflifemama

So here are some of the books we’ve read lately, besides the scriptures. I have this one on Audible. I choose to listen to it when doing errands on Saturday or weeding with the kiddos in the garden in the … Continue reading →

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9/14/21 Tree of Life Mama’s Story of the Day: Service that Comes Full Circle

Posted on September 14, 2021 by treeoflifemama

Last week in the Come, Follow Me (Jesus) reading of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the principles was: “The Lord takes care of those who serve Him.” That is so true!!!! I have some stories … Continue reading →

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Corbyn’s Academy Fundraiser

Posted on September 13, 2021 by treeoflifemama

What is Corbyn’s Academy? It is a group of classes put together to raise money to provide Christmas gifts for needy families. The money charged as registration fees pays for the Christmas gifts. Corbyn died at 13 months due to … Continue reading →

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Elder Bednar on How To Facilitate Learning

Posted on September 13, 2021 by treeoflifemama

If you are a parent, especially a homeschooling parent, you will want to watch this video. In it, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints touches on … Continue reading →

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Dr. V on the “C”-ituation

Posted on September 9, 2021 by treeoflifemama

This sounds so interesting! Attend if you can!

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Doctrine and Covenants 93 Cuts the Philosophical Gordian Knots

Posted on September 5, 2021 by treeoflifemama

This video goes with Doctrine and Covenants 93, which was the Come, Follow Me reading for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday School lesson over a week ago. I love this section! In the video above, Sister … Continue reading →

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The Joyful Joyce on Letting Virtue Garnish Your Thoughts

Posted on August 29, 2021 by treeoflifemama

You have to watch this! This is my dear friend Joyce of my Veggie Gals girlfriends’ group. It is one of the best sacrament meeting talks I’ve ever heard as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Continue reading →

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August 2021 Back to School Sale on Tuttle Twins Books

Posted on August 25, 2021 by treeoflifemama

Here’s a message from Connor Boyack, the author of the Tuttle Twins books: “Millions of kids are now returning to school… but what will they be taught? Our view is that most schools have two major problems: sins of commission and sins … Continue reading →

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