Tag Archives: faith

Basking in the Post-Easter Glow

Posted on April 22, 2025 by treeoflifemama

The past few days I didn’t finish adding the Emily Belle Freeman Easter videos of daily Easter Traditions. Life just got really full of all my responsibilities, so I had to drop some stuff. I was enjoying a festival of … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Happy Birthday to the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Posted on March 26, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Today the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ went on sale for the first time. The publisher, E.B. Grandin, started selling it at his bookstore for $1.75, in Palmyra, New York. So happy birthday to the Book of … 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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Jesus in Rock Art: You Are Enough, It’s All He Wants

Posted on March 19, 2025 by treeoflifemama

This video from my amazing, gorgeous friend Patti Rokus is so beautiful! Patti creates beautiful images out of rocks depicting Jesus, as well as other characters from Bible stories. As Patti says, “Have you ever felt unworthy, broken, or too … Continue reading →

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Fascinating Insights Into Doctrine and Covenants 20 from Jared Halverson: Let’s Call the Fall of Adam and Eve the Jump and Other Things

Posted on March 17, 2025 by treeoflifemama

I totally loved this week’s Come Follow Christ YouTube video by Jared Halverson of the Unshaken Saints YouTube Channel. This week’s reading involved Doctrine and Covenants section 20, which is known as the constitution of the Church of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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