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Five Books to Help You Thrive During the Winter Doldrums as a Mom

It’s that time of year, when, if you are a mom/housewife/homeschooling mom, life can seem pretty glum. The excitement, bounty and colors of fall are over. The sparkle and anticipation of Christmas are past. What can we look forward to … Continue reading

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My Year of 2021 in Books

Wow, what a year 2021 was! I dropped the ball at the end on this blog, with my Christmas countdown. With Christmas and a son’s wedding to plan and execute, I just could not keep juggling everything, hence falling off … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Days #19, 20, and 21: Three Christmas Books to Read

Alas, I find my life so busy that I haven’t blogged each day to do a proper countdown to Christmas, of one thing each day. Oh well. Today I’ll cover three days in one fell swoop, again. Let’s talk about … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Day #17 and #18: Celestial Gifts for Dads, Kids, and Others

OK to make up for yesterday’s missed countdown blogging and to blog for today I’m sharing more Celestial Gift ideas. I did ideas for moms/grandmas over here. All of these can be found on amazon because amazon was invented for … Continue reading

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Countdown to Christmas Day #16: Celestial Christmas Gifts for Mom

Need some last-minute gifts for mom, your mother-in-law, or Grandma? Oprah has her Favorite Things every year, here are some of mine, dubbed Celestial Christmas Gifts. I’ll do a separate post in the next few days for Dad, the whole … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Day #15: A Message from Our Prophet

President Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has a special message for us below. I love that he mentions that so many of us are burdened with fear and uncertainty. He says some of … Continue reading

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2021 Christmas Countdown Day #14: Invite the Spirit of Christmas by Inviting His Missionaries Into Your Home

Here’s what I would have shared on Dec. 14, for Day #14 of my Christmas Countdown. Invite the spirit of Christ by inviting the missionaries who bear His name into your home. Watch and then arrange a visit at comeuntochrist.org.

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Day #13: A New Christmas Tradition

I missed posting something for my Christmas countdown the past few days, so I’m catching up. Here’s the post I wanted to do on Dec. 13. Recently, I attended a Christmas party in a chapel of The Church of Jesus … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Days #11 and #12: Two Songs

For my next two days in my Christmas countdown I’m sharing two songs instead of stories, like I’ve been doing since Dec. 1. Song #1: Little One by Rebecca Woodworth. It’s the song featured in the video above. The melody … Continue reading

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2021 Countdown to Christmas Stories #9 and #10: A White Christmas in Ecuador and An Angel Disguised as a Toddler

This is beginning to be a habit, of sharing two Christmas countdown stories every other day instead of one every day. What with homeschooling, other projects, getting ready for Christmas, and prepping for my sons’ wedding the end of this … Continue reading

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