Author Archives: hillshum

  “Mommy, thank you for that dinner, it was so yummy!” That’s what my daughter said to me last Sunday after family dinner. Hearing those words makes my heart sing and make every minute I spend in the kitchen worth … Continue reading →

Diann Jeppson is doing an online Family Builder program that starts November 8. http://www.leadershipeducationfamilybuilder.com/groups/tuesday-online-family-builder-group-diann-jeppson-november-june   For those of you who live in the Weber/Davis county UT area and want to do an in-person Family Builder program, please consider coming to … Continue reading →

My ten-year old convinced me to process grapes into juice, even though I wasn’t going to do it this year. Our neighbor’s fence has tons of grapevines and they let us have all the grapes we want. Truly my life … Continue reading →

  If you want to increase your family’s love of the classics, read aloud time, have more systems in your home to handle the work and fewer battles over chores, this program is for you! If you homeschool or not, … Continue reading →

This is not the TJEd event I want to five and a half years ago, it was another TJED event.   It was five and a half years ago that I went to my first Face to Face With Greatness … Continue reading →

This is my niece and my daughter at the latest baby blessing of the newest grandchild of my parents.   So after writing my recent posts about vegetarianism, I am wondering, does it automatically set you up for tooth decay?  … Continue reading →

  If you are vegetarian or vegan you will want to read this:   Last week I posted an abbreviated form of my girlfriend Caralee’s story. She was vegetarian, and sometimes vegan, for 12 years. Then she ran into health problems … Continue reading →

This is my new baby niece and my sister at the baby blessing gathering my sister held after Q’s blessing.   Here’s a link to the blog that Elder Anderson quoted in General Conference. Latter-day Saints believe in gathering truth … Continue reading →

Future Good Wives, my niece and my daughter, clowning around in a hammock.   A while ago I finished reading Good Wives, part 2 of Little Women. I read Little Women in high school for my Honors English sophomore class. … Continue reading →

  I just got word that some of my homeschooling mom friends Sarah, Teena, and Lori from northern Utah and Amy from St. George are going to be on the Glenn Beck show tomorrow Thursday Oct 20. The topic will … Continue reading →