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8/3/21 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Trekking the National Parks

Posted on August 7, 2021 by treeoflifemama

So I heard about this game from a girlfriend and also from this documentary, Game Master. (You see the game’s inventor, Charlie Binks, and his parents in it. It’s fun to hear the story of how it came to be. … Continue reading →

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Real Foods Apricot Crumble

Posted on August 6, 2021 by treeoflifemama

Apricot season is over here in our neck of the woods. Whew! The kiddos and I are relieved about that! We had about two weeks of picking every day to keep the apricots of our local, bountiful tree dropping too … Continue reading →

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8/4/21 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

Posted on August 4, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I’ve been on somewhat of a summer hiatus, not reviewing books or games regularly, because I’ve had lots of summer activities, including family visits and outings. I’m back with this picture book review! This is such a delightful book! I … Continue reading →

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What is the Priesthood?

Posted on August 2, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I super love this podcast interview (and YouTube video) that Hank Smith and John Bytheway did with Dr. Barbara Gardner. I love that she explains that priesthood power is not just held by men. Yes, worthy men are ordained to … Continue reading →

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The Christian Roots of the Founding Fathers and How to Teach Our Children Christianity

Posted on July 25, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I’ve been sooooo enjoying my month-long celebration of Independence Day. I’ve read the above picture books to my son, among others. We also just finished the chapter book at the top of this post about Washington’s as spymaster, plus picture … Continue reading →

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The Study of God Releases Us From Bondage

Posted on July 22, 2021 by treeoflifemama

This summer has been so much fun! I’m posting a few pictures from my Independence Day weekend a few weeks ago, which I loved. So many sights and sounds to behold! We did our traditional ceremony I learned from Dennis … Continue reading →

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The Vision of the Glory of Jesus Christ, What He’s Done for Us, and the Heaven He’s Preparing for Us

Posted on July 11, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I just love section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants. That was this week’s reading for the Come, Follow Me study of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I also loved all the videos I watched this week … Continue reading →

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2021 Patriotic Chapter Books

Posted on July 7, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I know Independence Day is over, but that doesn’t mean I stop reading about why we celebrate it. Just as I like to stretch the Christmas season out, by reading Christmas books after the holiday is over, into January and … Continue reading →

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Know Your Liberty

Posted on July 4, 2021 by treeoflifemama

Happy Independence Day everyone! May we each know what liberty truly is, and each do our part to preserve it. These video presentations by Stephen Pratt capture the vision of liberty. It’s not being able to do whatever we want, … Continue reading →

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Cries of Freedom: A Beautiful Musical About Liberty for Independence Day

Posted on July 2, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I got to see this tonight and it was just as wonderful and fun as I remember it being, when I last saw it over 6 years ago. We used to go see it every year, for about 5 years … Continue reading →

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