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Tag Archives: books
>$100 Designer Boots and $60 Pants: 10+ Best Things I’ve Found While Thrifting To Make You Want to Thrift
I love, love, love to shop at thrift stores, commonly called “thrifting.” Here are the 10+ greatest treasures I’ve found thrifting. I’m showing these to inspire you to go find some useful and beautiful items for your family, friends, and … Continue reading
Recap of My Visit, and 10+ Things to Know Before You Go: Orchard House, aka The Little Women House
As summertime is upon us, with the overall fair conditions for sightseeing, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m sharing one of my favorite places on earth, Orchard House, the home of the author of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott. … Continue reading
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Tree of Life Mama Chapter Book of the Week: What the Nurses Saw…(It Was Murder!)
It was 5 years ago this past week, the middle of March 2020, that the world turned upside down. Suddenly offices, schools, businesses, churches, and other places of work, play and worship shut down. Why? Because we were told a … Continue reading
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3/20/25 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Hello Neighbor, a Picture Book About Mr. Rogers
Today is Mr. Rogers’ birthday! He was born on 20 March 1928. Let’s celebrate this kind-hearted soul who definitely left the world a better place with his unconditional love and peaceful TV show. I watched his show often while growing … Continue reading
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3/14/25 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: The House Before Falling Into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang, Illustrated by Hanna Cha
I am highlighting this book today because it is about family roots, and March is the month where I love to celebrate family roots. First, because many people revel in Irish roots the month of March because of St. Patrick’s … Continue reading
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Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky
Wow, we woke up to a LOT of snow this morning! All from what fell last night as it started snowing as I drove home from the theater. I went on a magical trip with relatives to see a Broadway-comes-to-SLC … Continue reading
Jan 2025 Things that Made Me Smile: Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real and Smart Things
This is soooo late, but I’m finally getting it up before February is over! Here are the pretty, happy, funny, smart and/or interesting things I smiled at in January 2025. On New Year’s Day I got to play Settlers of … Continue reading
Books I Read in 2024
I’ve been meaning to do this since the last week of December 2024 but just haven’t had much time with higher priorities. So I’m finally doing it now! Here are the books I read in 2024. (At least what I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Case for the Book of Mormon, book recommendations, book reviews, book-review, book-reviews, books, books for moms to read, books I read in 2024, Brad Wilcox, Brandon Sanderson, fiction, frederick w. babbel, Jodi Picoult, mom culture books, reading, tad r. callister, the continuous atonement, tress of the emerald sea, tuesdays with morrie, Tuttle Twins
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Debriefing My Christmas 2024/Things that Made Me Happy December 2024
Our Christmas 2024 was so fabulous! I am still basking in the loveliness of it. Even though it’s the end of January. I believe in Keeping Christmas in January. I love this podcast here by a Catholic couple, Phil and … Continue reading
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