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8/09/23 Tree of Life Mama’s Tip of the Week: How to Make the Most of the Last Days of Summer

It’s that time of year when I feel that summer is slipping away. People around me are planning classes and curricula for fall. I feel like saying, “Noooooo! Let’s stay in summer forever!” I wish I could just stop the … Continue reading

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8/9/23 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Berry Song by Michaela Goade

This is such a lovely book! In it, the reader goes on a berry-picking journey in the author’s native land of the southeast coast of Alaska. As the illustrator and author of the book, Michaela Goade delights me with her … Continue reading

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8/8/23 Tree of Life Mama’s Carnivore Chronicles #1: How One Woman Lost Over 100 Lbs. Eating 2 Lbs of Beef a Day + Solved Her Infertility

After losing weight, 30 lbs. in 4 months, as I blogged about here, I’ve decided to share something about the carnivore and ketovore diets regularly here on my blog. One of my favorite carnivore vloggers on YouTube is Kelly Hogan, … Continue reading

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God is in the Details of My Life: Summer 2023 Thrifting Miracles

Remember when I posted last summer about my thrifting miracle in finding the board game Moods? Well, I have two thrifting miracles from this most recent spring/summer! My firstborn, a son, got married last May. He announced that his bride-to-be … Continue reading

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Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week is Concept Kids: Animals

Tree of Life Mama’s game of the week is Concept for Kids: Animals. I was blessed to find the above game at a thrift store a few weeks ago and I’m so glad I did! This is the Jr. version … Continue reading

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Tree of Life Mama’s Tip of the Week: The Most Efficient Way to Pick Apricots

I had a dinner party last week with my dearest girlfriends, the Veggie Gals. Go here to get more about them. I’ve known most of them for over 24 years and they are the most crunchy-granola, earthy-goddess-green mom friends I … Continue reading

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Stories About Listening to the Holy Ghost

I love the song from the Children’s Songbook, written by Elizabeth Cushing Taylor, that says, “We do not see the wind, we only hear it sigh. It makes the grasses bend whenever it goes by.” The song is about God’s … Continue reading

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Tree of Life Mama’s Date Night Movie of the Week: The Hundred-Foot Journey

My movie of the week is The Hundred-Foot Journey. This is so delightful! Calling all foodies and anybody wanting a great date night movie! You will love this! It involves an Indian family that moves to France after losing their … Continue reading

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Tree of Life Mama’s Activity of the Week: Letterboxing

This is something fun we used to do when all my children were at home. Sometimes I just wanted to reward my kiddos after a day of work with a fun, screen-free activity, but couldn’t afford to take them to … Continue reading

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7/26/23 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Fun Facts

This week’s game is Fun Facts by Repos Games. I loooove it! It is the perfect getting to know you game! We played it last Sunday night with my daughter and son-in-law. I got some laughter and meaningful conversation out … Continue reading

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