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Books I Read in 2025

Posted on January 3, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Happy New Year of 2026! It’s time to recap my year of 2025 in books! These are the books I finished in 2025, in order of reading, as far as I can remember. I completed 40 books!!!! That averages to … Continue reading →

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12/19/25 #frugalfriday: Thrifting for Gifting #3

Posted on December 19, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Let’s talk more about thrifting for gifting! It’s Frugal Friday! You have less than a week left for Christmas shopping. If you still have some shopping to do, I encourage you to check out your local thrift stores. You can … Continue reading →

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Our December 2025 Morning Basket

Posted on December 8, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I haven’t blogged about what’s in my Morning Basket in a while. Morning Basket time is when I share what is good, true and beautiful with my son who is the last one left in my homeschooling nest. The Advent … Continue reading →

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My Merry Christmas Mother’s Curriculum 2025

Posted on December 3, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s December! For me that means taking a break from my regularly scheduled everyday fare of books, audiobooks and podcasts (I’m currently listening to Travels With George and The Mayflower, both by Nathaniel Philbrick and Salt Sugar Fat by Michael … Continue reading →

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My Awesome Christmas Picture Book List With Easiest Ever Picture Book Advent Idea

Posted on December 3, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s Christmas picture book time!!!! I’m so excited!!! Here are just some of the books I’ve collected through the decades of being a mom, picture book lover, and Christmas fan. Most of these books I found at thrift stores. Some … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Picture Books for 2025

Posted on November 12, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Let’s talk about Thanksgiving picture books! I love all of these! Thanksgiving in the Woods tells the true story of a family who hosts Thanksgiving in the woods every year near their home in upstate New York, with candles, bonfires, … Continue reading →

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Recap of My Second Trip to Maine: Sister/Cousin Time and Harvest Festival/Halloween

Posted on November 7, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I haven’t done a “things that made me smile” post in so long! For a brief time, I was good at posting every month the pretty, happy, funny, real and smart things that happened in the previous month. January was … Continue reading →

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Thrifting Thursday: Easy, Inexpensive Home Decorating for Fall

Posted on October 16, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It finally feels like fall, y’all, instead of hotumn, LOL. Above and below are some photos I took on my walk today. So beautiful! I feel like I’m Anne of Green Gables with her statement, “I’m so glad I live … Continue reading →

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September 2025 Thrifting Hauls, #thriftingthursday

Posted on October 2, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s #thriftythursday! Today I’m sharing what I got for my thrifting trips during September 2025. I did weekly trips to find a flowy white skirt, which I’ve ben looking for all summer. I haven’t found one yet and now it’s … Continue reading →

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Part 2 of How to Go Thrifting for Books Without Going to the Thrift Store

Posted on September 19, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I didn’t get up a #thriftingthursdaypost yesterday. That’s OK, we’ll just pretend it’s Thursday. This is part 2 in a series of how to thrift for books without going to the thrift store. In my Part 1, I talked about … Continue reading →

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