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Dice Tower’s 12 Days of Christmas Family Games

If you think of the following when I say “family board game”: Monopoly, Life, Clue and Sorry, have I got a treat for you! Family board games have gotten so much better!!! No longer do we have to suffer through … Continue reading

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A Family Reunion Because of a Misdelivered Catalog!

I just love watching BYUTV’s Relative Race! We watch it almost every Sunday night. Last night was Episode 9 of Season 14. A woman named Precious got to meet her birth mom for the first time! Oh the feels!!! The … Continue reading

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Dice Tower’s 12 Days of Christmas Party Games for 2024!

The best thing I love about the upcoming cold weather of winter (besides wearing sweaters and drinking hot cocoa) is that it’s a great excuse to gather indoors to play board games with family and friends. I drove home today … Continue reading

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Tree of Life Mama’s 2024 Favorite Thanksgiving Movies

Here are some fun things to watch this Thanksgiving season. It’s finally feeling colder here so it feels more natural to curl up inside in front of the electronic hearth for some entertainment. First, I’m featuring family movies. The one … Continue reading

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Things that Made Me Smile in October 2024: Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real, Kind and/or Smart!

It’s time for another monthly recap of things that made me smile! The following things in this post aren’t ALL the things that made me smile for October 2024, but a fair sampling. In the spirit of one of my … Continue reading

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Thou Shalt Not Vote for Trump? Well, Apply the Same Standards to Harris!! What’s a Latter-day Saint to Do When Two Immoral People are Running for President? (As if that’s anything new LOL!)

I know many of my readers have probably already voted. So, disregard this if you have. I prefer to vote “in person, the day of.” The less time the ballot is in the drop box/ballot box, the less risk for … Continue reading

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Dallas Jenkins’ BYU Speech

I had the privilege of attending this BYU Forum this morning with Dallas Jenkins as the featured speaker. He is the producer of the The Chosen. If you don’t know about The Chosen, you are missing out! It’s basically a … Continue reading

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Dirty Politics in Utah: Please Read and Share With Any and All of Your Utah Friends

I interrupt the regular Christian holistic family themes of this blog to talk about politics every once in a while. I’m doing so today. Don’t worry, this isn’t about Trump. I’ll save that for another time. 🙂 Politics is about … Continue reading

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A Book of Mormon Decorated With Her Favorite Bible Verse Found Her

I just love Sarah’s story! She tells of how after she graduated from nursing school, she went on a long road trip. She toured the western United States for 50 days. The beautiful views she saw inspired her to repeat … Continue reading

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More on the Ancient Hebrew Symbolism and the Plan of Salvation: Andrea Woodmansee on Women and Veils in the Temple

For the past month, the most visited blog post on this site has been “The Plan of Salvation is Embedded in the Ancient Hebrew Wedding Ceremony.” Guess what? The presenter I linked at the end of that post, Andrea Woodmansee, … Continue reading

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