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Tag Archives: books
July 2024 Things That Made Me Smile
I hope to start a blogging tradition for myself where I share about random things that made me smile that month, on the last day of the month or beginning of the new month, regarding the previous month. So that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberries, books, family, gardening, homeschool, homeschooling, rodeo, Shauna, things that make me smile, thrifting
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07/25/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Chapter Book of the Week: A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streater Aldrich
In honor of Pioneer Day yesterday, a state holiday in Utah, I’m blogging about the pioneer life. (You can see my previous blogs about Pioneer Day here. It’s so cool that once we got to actually be at a real … Continue reading
7/18/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Podcast of the Week: Sarah Mackenzie on Fairy Tales
I have a dear friend I met through homeschooling who first introduced me to the idea that the gospel of Jesus Christ is embedded in fairy tales. I had never heard of this before. I was immediately fascinated! So I … Continue reading
Tree of Life Mama’s Book of the Week: Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
In light of the upcoming holiday, I finished listening to this book in audio. It was so delightful! I love hearing about our nation’s history in the context of the colonial women who shaped the Revolutionary War. We see/read/hear so … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, book to read Independence Day, book-review, book-reviews, books, Catherine Littlefield Green, Cokie Roberts, Deborah Read Franklin, Eliza Pinckney, Esther DeBerdt Green, Founding Mothers, history, martha washington, Mercy Otis Warren, Mount Vernon, Phyllis Wheatley, reading, Revolutionary War, wives of Founding Fathers
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5/2/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Only in Texas
I recently spent two weeks in Texas, so the Lone Star State is on my mind. I found the book pictured above for sale at a gift shop in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Like any thrifty homeschool mom, I didn’t … Continue reading
Tree of Life Mama’s Top 13 Favorite Spring Picture Books
It’s spring! Besides playing outside, what better way to celebrate a new season than to read picture books (except maybe playing nature-themed board games, shown over here). I present to you my top 12 favorite spring-themed picture books. These books … Continue reading
A Peek into Our Typical Homeschool Morning (February 2024 Morning Basket)
Here’s what we are currently doing for our February Morning Basket time. This is a typical homeschool morning for us. If you don’t know what Morning Basket time is, go here. This is our routine for homeschooling after we have … Continue reading
More Pre-Christmas Gifts/Miracles for December 2023
I found this darling book pictured above at a thrift store last winter. For only $4! It’s so lovely. A pre-Christmas gift! God knew I wanted the sheet music for some Christmas songs that I don’t already have in the … Continue reading
Free Ebook of Christmas Picture Book Titles
If you want a handy little PDF with some Christmas picture book titles to refer to for shopping or using your local public library’s online catalog, here you go! I have created one. It’s new, free, and it’s over here! … Continue reading
Out of the Best Books, Classics We Studied: Jan. 2019
Can we celebrate?! January is over!!! I’ve decided the best thing about January (beside it being the anniversary month that I had a home birth, of my second daughter) is that it’s a great month for reading. Not much else … Continue reading
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