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10+ Fun, Easy, Cheap Things to Do With the Kiddos this Summer, All Screen Free!

Posted on May 23, 2026 by treeoflifemama

As a mom, are you dreading summer? Or you excited about having a blank slate of relatively free time? Whatever place you are coming from, this list may benefit you. These activities will help your children have some structure and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged education, family, homeschool, homeschooling, homeschooling ideas for summer, how to keep kids busy in the summer, individual morning baskets for kids, letterboxing, Little Free Library, Morning Basket, parenting, preventing summer slide, readaloudrevival, sarah janisse brown, sarah mackenzie, Spark Station, things to do with kids in the summer | Leave a comment

Tree of Life Mama’s Book Review and Giveaway: Mother Culture by Karen Andreola

Posted on April 30, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Mother’s Day is less than two weeks away! To celebrate I’m blogging about a wonderful book that is geared towards mothers, especially homeschooling moms. It’s Mother Culture by veteran homeschooling mom Karen Andreola. I’m also doing a giveaway of this … Continue reading →

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God’s Hand in My Life Lately and April 2026 Thrift Haul

Posted on April 24, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Here are a few recent stories of my life from March and April 2026 where I felt God blessing me. These stories either involve God blessing me with thrifting angels, inspiring me through the Holy Ghost, or inspiring others to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, easter, Easter basket gift thrift haul, family, God's blessings, Holy Ghost, La Leche League, LaDawn Jacob, life, narnia, rainbow, spring, thrift haul, thrifting angels, Winne the Pooh | Leave a comment

Easter 2026 Memories: New Music, Thrifting for Easter Basket Gifts, Kites, Narnia, and My First Granddaughter!

Posted on April 14, 2026 by treeoflifemama

I hope to extend the Easter season with a few more activities from now till Pentecost, but here is a recap of what 2026 Easter-themed events happened in my life up through Easter Sunday, 4/5/26. I learned about extending the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bible, Christ-centered Easter, Christ-centered Easter celebration, D. Kelly Ogden, easter, Easter 2026, Easter egg hunt, faith, family, flying kites for Easter, General conference, holidays, jesus, kites, narnia, Patti Rokus, The Tomb Builder, thrifitng for Easter basket gifts | 1 Comment

Thrifting for Easter Basket Gifts, Especially Bookish Ones

Posted on April 3, 2026 by treeoflifemama

This is basically a Part 2 to my Not Junky Easter Baskets post. Go here if you didn’t already read Part 1. This post focuses more on thrifting than buying new stuff for baskets. This post shows what I would … Continue reading →

Posted in easter, holiday, Uncategorized | Tagged A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, bookish Easter basket gifts, bookish Easter gifts, books for Easter about Jesus, deseret industries, easter, Easter basket gift ideas on a budget, family, filling Easter baskets on a budget, holidays, inexpensive Easter basket gift ideas, life, Narnia gifts for Easter, thrift stores, thrifting, thrifting for Easter basket gifts | 2 Comments

Not Junky Easter Baskets Including Thrifting for Items to Put in Them

Posted on March 25, 2026 by treeoflifemama

I had so much fun sharing ideas for thrifting for Christmas gifts last year (here, here, and here), I decided it would be fun to talk about thrifting for Easter gifts. I’ve never done it before but might just try … Continue reading →

Posted in easter, Uncategorized | Tagged crunchy mom Easter baskets, easter, Easter baskets, eco-friendly Easter Baskets, family, holidays, Montessori baskets, Montessori Easter Basket, non-junky Easter baskets, spring, Waldorf Easter basket | 5 Comments

Happy Anniversary to the Newbery Award Given to a “Housewife Author” on This Day in 1963

Posted on March 12, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Did you know? On this day in 1963, the committee that chose the annual Newbery Award announced that Madeleine L’Engle had been awarded the Newbery for A Wrinkle In Time. The New York Times published the following news about this … Continue reading →

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Blessings, Tender Mercies, Mini-Miracles and Early March Thrift Haul: the Hand of God in My Life Lately, Early March 2026

Posted on March 10, 2026 by treeoflifemama

It’s been a few weeks since I shared the hand of God in my life lately. So here is a recap of the blessings, tender mercies and mini-miracles in my life since I last shared, in February, over here. (Then … Continue reading →

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Decorate with Picture Books for Easter and An Easter Picture Book List for You!

Posted on March 2, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Can you believe it? It’s March 2nd! We got through January and February! Yay!!! It was easy this year for me, I admit, because of the mild winter, in the West. Here in Utah Valley, we only had two snowstorms, … Continue reading →

Posted in easter | Tagged books, decorating for Easter with picture books, easter, Easter decorations, Easter picture books, family, holidays, list of Easter picture books, spring, springtime books | 6 Comments

Discussing Can You Catch a Cold?: Daniel Roytas with Dr. Kelly Brogan MD

Posted on February 17, 2026 by treeoflifemama

Is it true that you can catch a cold? Can you get sick by touching the body fluids of a sick person? Do germs in the body fluids case the sickness? Do things besides body fluids transmit germs? What scientific … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Can You Catch a Cold, chicken pox, contagion, daniel roytas, family, germs, health, illness, kelly brogan, life, what causes illness, what causes sickness, what makes us sick | Leave a comment

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