Author Archives: treeoflifemama

  I finished reading the above book to Bugsy for a bedtime story, about the Wright Brothers. I am definitely amazed at their persistence. I wonder if we in today’s society would be able to persist like they did. Before … Continue reading →

We miss being able to go to the public library soooo much! Founding Father Ben Franklin, is surely up in heaven commiserating with all of us missing out on his invention, part of his amazing legacy. Here are two substitutes … Continue reading →

  In my scripture reading this morning I noticed how the time of the prophet Abinadi in the Book of Mormon parallels our time today. Abinadi called upon the people, King Noah and his subjects to repent. He warned them … Continue reading →

This is a fun picture book bio of J.R.R. Tolkien. I didn’t know he was an orphan who met his future wife at boarding school. I read it to Bugsy for a bedtime story. I love that he put all … Continue reading →

  This session from BYU Women’s Conference this AM was so yummy! So full of truths! My favorite was from Sister Kate Holbrook: “Heavenly Father needs us to follow through on the questions He is waiting for us to ask.” … Continue reading →

Since blogging the words that have the strikethrough below, the owners of the video I originally referred to took it down from YouTube. It was Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar being interviewed by Jessa Duggar Seewald, one of their daughters. … Continue reading →

This darling book above is so fascinating! A great tour of the many inventions and roles of Founding Father Ben Franklin. Wow America really got blessed by his brains and energy. We are enjoying his inventions over 200 years later. … Continue reading →

  So we are still on a Tuttle Twins streak to learn principles of freedom based on freedom classics written for adults by great thinkers. The one we finished above is based on the book below. Another one to put … Continue reading →

  I found the above picture book on Libby. If you are running out of books to read to your children, check out Libby. Here’s a great post I wish I had written about it. How we miss the public … Continue reading →

I got to play Jeopardy with some of my sibs and my parents, remotely, using Zoom. That’s the silver lining of this whole pandemic. My parents have been forced to use Zoom for my dad’s work. So now they feel … Continue reading →