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Book Review: Joy in the Covenant by Julie B. Beck

      This book is by Julie Beck, one of my all-time favorite women leaders of my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Beck has a way of just telling it like it is. Like … Continue reading

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Come Follow Me: Week #19, What I Learned at the Smithsonian Institute When My Toenails Were About to Fall Off

Sorry for being so long in blogging. I went on this amazingly epic trip with some of my homeschool mom friends, one homeschool dad friend, and their kids to Washington D.C. recently. Hence the blogging hiatus. Getting ready for such … Continue reading

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A New Book for Anyone to Glimpse the Beauty of God and the Hebrew Language

  Many blog posts ago, when I was referring to what I learned in my Bible study by looking up a word in Hebrew, someone asked about how I learned about ancient Hebrew pictograms. I learned them from my friend … Continue reading

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A Christ-Centered Easter Celebration Day #4 Tradition

Today’s tradition for a Christ-centered Easter is so lovely. It comes from Serbia. In the video above, Emily Freeman says that her son learned about this tradition on his mission. In Serbia, for a long time it was illegal to … Continue reading

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Come Follow Me Week #14

For Come Follow Me Study Week #14, I read Matthew 14–15; Mark 6–7; and John 5–6. The story of the miracle of the loaves and fishes is in these scriptures, shown in the video above, and Jesus and Peter walking on water, … Continue reading

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The Trim Healthy Mama Foxy Mama Challenge

So, in my Veggie Gal group we’ve been talking about something we’ve never covered before…how often to have “marital relations.” We’ve been pretty frank over the 20+ years of our dinner/lunch group, talking about enemas and colonics and such, and … Continue reading

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Wheat-free Sugar-free Chocolate Cake

My youngest child has been battling canker sores lately so I had to come up with a sugar-free dessert that wouldn’t aggravate them. We always have a treat for Family Home Evening on Sunday nights. (I am happy to report … Continue reading

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Losing Weight With Keto

  The woman above is my friend Tammi Hyde. She also is my graphic designer, having done the Tree of Life logo for my blog. She has lost almost 200 lbs with the keto diet. I’m so excited for her! … Continue reading

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Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: How We Are Using the Come, Follow Me Curriculum in Our Home

Here is what I have come up with so far to use the Come, Follow Me Study Guides published by my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are getting the stories of Jesus ingrained into our … Continue reading

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What I Learned from Come, Follow Me: Week #7

I am learning new things about the stories of Jesus every day as I use the Come, Follow Me curriculum. Last Sunday’s readings were about three stories involving Jesus and water: Jesus turning water into wine Nicodemus asking Jesus about … Continue reading

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