Author Archives: treeoflifemama

  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 →

  I read this book aloud to the kiddos while they did dishes, both the lunch and then supper dishes. It’s a great introduction to the non-aggression principle taught by the great Ron Paul. You can get the Tuttle Twins … Continue reading →

I’m super excited about this upcoming event! The annual BYU Women’s Conference, is all online this year! Parts of it have been online in the past, as shown above, but this year, ALL of it is! Over 24 years ago, … Continue reading →

I read this to Bugsy for bedtime. A great story about Jackie. I read it years ago to an older child. It was good to revisit and be reminded of Jackie’s courage to stand for himself and his right to … Continue reading →

Tuesday April 21, 2020 I haven’t blogged in a while about our picture books and games. So I’m just going to do a massive blog post and catch up all at once. I’ll put what we did today and work … Continue reading →

I am sharing the video above of a speech (transcript here) given by the late great Dr. Stephen R, Covey at my alma mater, BYU. He was the best-selling author of the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. … Continue reading →

I’m in the middle of this series of videos by patriot Rick Green of patriotacademy.com. It behooves us all to be responsible citizens and know our Constitutional rights  all the time, but especially during this time of pandemic and quarantining. … Continue reading →

  My friend Olivia is getting me and a bunch of other friends into baking with natural yeast, aka sourdough, which is new for some and “again” for me. I did it for years but then seasons shifted and I … Continue reading →

Have you thought of playing board games via video chat, like through zoom? We had a blast recently playing the board games above. We did it via Zoom, on Easter Eve, with some family friends who live 900 miles away … Continue reading →