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2024 Picture Book Advent: The Queen and the First Christmas Tree

Posted on December 3, 2024 by treeoflifemama

We read this book for Morning Basket time today. It is do delightful! I highly recommend this picture book for your Christmastime read-alouds. Use it for homeschooling, bedtime, or any other time! It is utterly charming! Here’s why I love … Continue reading →

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Things that Made Me Smile in October 2024: Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real, Kind and/or Smart!

Posted on November 7, 2024 by treeoflifemama

It’s time for another monthly recap of things that made me smile! The following things in this post aren’t ALL the things that made me smile for October 2024, but a fair sampling. In the spirit of one of my … Continue reading →

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9/25/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Because Barbara by Sarah Mackenzie

Posted on September 25, 2024 by treeoflifemama

In honor of my recent summer trip to Maine, where I toured the public library children’s wing named after Barbara Cooney, in Damariscotta, I’m sharing this picture book. Because Barbara by Sarah Mackenzie is about Barbara Cooney, a real person. … Continue reading →

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July 2024 Things That Made Me Smile

Posted on July 31, 2024 by treeoflifemama

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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07/25/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Chapter Book of the Week: A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streater Aldrich

Posted on July 25, 2024 by treeoflifemama

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 →

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7/18/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Podcast of the Week: Sarah Mackenzie on Fairy Tales

Posted on July 19, 2024 by treeoflifemama

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 →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Book of the Week: Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts

Posted on July 3, 2024 by treeoflifemama

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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5/2/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: Only in Texas

Posted on May 2, 2024 by treeoflifemama

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 →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Top 13 Favorite Spring Picture Books

Posted on April 16, 2024 by treeoflifemama

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 →

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A Peek into Our Typical Homeschool Morning (February 2024 Morning Basket)

Posted on February 23, 2024 by treeoflifemama

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 →

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