Author Archives: hillshum

Hi Sisters, I hope you are enjoying the summer with your families! Public school may be out, but we are doing our summer homeschooling thing of a little bit of math and reading for the love of learners, work and … Continue reading →

“When you say something unkind, when youdo something in retaliation, your anger increases.You make the other person suffer, and they try hardto say or do something back to make you suffer,and get relief from their suffering. That ishow conflict escalates.” … Continue reading →

When I was young, it seemed that none of my peers wanted to admit to being good. It just wasn’t fashionable. I say, it’s time to change that. The future of our lives, our families, and our republic depends on … Continue reading →

Janeen Brady (see britemusic.com) has this darling song about going to Grandma’s house and finding treasures. I always feel that way too when I take my children to Grandma’s house. Of course, it helps if Grandma is a packrat. Which … Continue reading →

You know how sometimes you have this big event planned and you look forward to it for a very long time, and then it comes and disaster happens? You have this grand picture in your mind of how it will … Continue reading →

These are pretty good. The ones I made were a little too thick I think. Next time I’ll try to roll them thinner, and use two big cookie sheets. Wheat Thins 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1 1/2 cups … Continue reading →

My last post was so long and doesn’t have any personal pictures. I am sorry about that. I know how hard it is to read lots of plain type with no pictures. I have some really great ones of my … Continue reading →

I hope you all had a Happy Mother’s Day. I did, complete with a surprise breakfast in bed served by my sweet husband. He even scooped my baby out of our family bed at 7:30 AM when baby woke up … Continue reading →

Five out of five stars. I’m ashamed to admit it, but graphic design, pretty colors, attention to fonts (type and size), nice line drawings, and boxed quotes in the margins made me eat this book right up. Funny thing is, … Continue reading →

Don’t you just love this picture? It captures the spirit of community among mothers. Getting together and learning from one another while our little children play. I took this at my girlfriend Caralee’s house at one of our new moms … Continue reading →