Author Archives: hillshum

This was the lovely view from my kitchen window last Wednesday. I just want to break out in singing, “Autumn day, autumn day, God gives richest gifts today.” I am glad I snapped this moment before the snow fell.   … Continue reading →

This is my sister, her new baby, my husband and me a few weeks ago at Q.’s baby blessing.   Ever since I finished Fascinating Womanhood I have been pondering how I can dress more femininely, with a youthful appearance. … Continue reading →

  My friend Amy Cox Jones over at http://ldsholisticliving.com is offering a free download about vaccination risks in honor of Vaccination Awareness Week. Here is her message:   Tell all your loved ones! (in other words, feel free to forward!) … Continue reading →

My sister sent me this darling picture of her kids after their Halloween party. I am not a huge fan of Halloween, but I had to share their cuteness with you!   Last week I had a discussion about Babette’s … Continue reading →

Here’s my beautiful niece, all gussied up for her baby blessing day!   Every pregnant mother dreams about having a beautiful baby. Fortunately, fairly cute babies usually happen without much thought or effort, even sometimes to drug addicted moms.   … Continue reading →

You have so many more choices today for baby slings than I did back in 1993 with my first baby!   Well, here it is the last day of October, Attachment Parenting month. I did not blog at all about … Continue reading →

Image Credit: amazon.com Today for my finishing school, we discussed Babette’s Feast (a movie) and the related article/speech by Truman Madsen. This movie is a chick flick that rivals any Jane Austen movie. Go get it and watch it. You … Continue reading →

Good things happen when you let your husband go to what he wants. Last night my husband wanted to go to a Kirk Duncan Body Language show. He has been to a few already. I didn’t really want to go, … Continue reading →

Today was a Farmer Boy day. Yee-haw!   We’ve been working hard all summer and now through this Indian summer, gathering our produce from our small garden. On Thursday, the four youngest and I got the last of the ripe … Continue reading →

  Some pleasant suprises I’ve had lately:   learning about the brain from Aneladee in my daughter’s self-directed scholar phase class. The brain has lots of chemicals and three of them are not present until puberty: dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. … Continue reading →