Tag Archives: easter

DIY Resurrection Eggs

Posted on April 17, 2025 by treeoflifemama

For years I’ve used “Resurrection Eggs” to tell the real Easter story, the story of the atoning sacrifice and death of Jesus, after we do an Easter egg hunt. While my children eat their candy that is inside the eggs, … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Study with President Jeffrey R. Holland, An Apostle of Jesus Christ

Posted on April 17, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Photo Credit Above: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints YouTube Channel I just discovered this yesterday. It’s a study of the scriptures outlining Holy Week with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, one of the current apostles of our Lord … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Daily Tradition #5: from Emily Belle Freeman and David Butler

Posted on April 17, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s Day #5 of Holy Week, Maundy Thursday or Last Supper Thursday. (I didn’t post yesterday, Wednesday’s tradition, so go here to an old post from years ago for that). Today’s tradition for a Christ-centered Easter involves contemplation about the … Continue reading →

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12 Simple Things You Can Do For a Christ-centered Easter

Posted on April 16, 2025 by treeoflifemama

If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know I’m not huge on crafts or high-energy decorations. It’s not that I don’t like them, It’s just that I’ve hardly had time or money to delve into such things. … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Daily Tradition #3 from Emily Belle Freeman and David Butler

Posted on April 15, 2025 by treeoflifemama

To continue the series of daily family traditions for Holy Week, today’s eyewitness accounts of the life of Jesus come from Nicodemus and Joseph. Please watch the video above to hear Emily Freeman and David Butler share about making a … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Daily Tradition #2 from Emily Belle Freeman and David Butler

Posted on April 14, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Today is Day #2 of Holy Week, the week before Easter. Here’s a simple tradition you can do with your family that honors Simon of Cyrene, mentioned in Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21 and Luke 23:26. Want to peek at the … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Day #1 Tradition for Palm Sunday from Emily Belle Freeman and David Butler

Posted on April 13, 2025 by treeoflifemama

With today being Palm Sunday, it’s the start of Holy Week! Here’s a simple tradition you can start today with your family to honor the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem onto a donkey. I love that it’s so simple … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Countdown to Easter 2025 #2: Get Ready for Good Friday by Prepping a Good Friday Bag

Posted on April 11, 2025 by treeoflifemama

In the video below, Lani Hilton talks about her “Good Friday” bag. Lani is the wife of John Hilton III, author, BYU professor of religion, and second cousin to my children. Sister Hilton has collected some items she keeps in … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Countdown to Easter 2025 #1: Get Ready for Parables Charades or Sculpturades!

Posted on March 31, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Easter is less than 3 weeks away! In the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some ideas for a Christ-centered Easter. Let’s start off with getting ready for Parables Charades or Sculpturades! For charades, just act out the clues with … Continue reading →

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Some Books for You Mama, To Prepare for Easter!

Posted on March 22, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I love this quote from Elder Gary Stevensons’ General Conference talk of April 2023 where he quotes N.T. Wright: “We should be taking steps to celebrate Easter in creative new ways: in art, literature, children’s games, poetry, music, dance, festivals, … Continue reading →

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