Author Archives: hillshum

How do you as a homeschool mom mentor your child in scholar phase? This is the period of a young person’s education that happens hopefully between ages 12 and 18. It is described in the book, Thomas Jefferson Education by … Continue reading →

So I am off my no grain, low carb diet for a time, after losing 64 lbs. It’s been a long journey (six months) and I am transitioning to “normal eating.” So for me that means eating to hunger, and … Continue reading →

What did you all think of General Conference? I loved it! Frankly, my little kids, however, don’t always love it. It’s always a battle to get my kids to be quiet and listen. I make packets of coloring pages and … Continue reading →

Image credit: picturesimagesclipart.com Columbus Day is coming up! Here are some inspiring resources to use with your kids so that they know he discovered the New World under the direction of the hand of God. Here is an article from … Continue reading →

I finally got the podcast feature fixed on my iPhone. When I went to listen to some podcasts, I was delighted to find a new unplayed episode from the Luminous Mind involving my dear friend Aneladee Milne. Aneladee has played a … Continue reading →

It’s Conference time again! Who will be the three new apostles? In addition to the resources I already posted here, I have found more fun ideas to use with your kids. On lds.org you can print out General Conference bingo … Continue reading →

Perhaps you’ve seen ads, or even attended, marriage retreats that cost a few hundred dollars. You get to stay in a fancy hotel with meals included in the cost and attend some seminars about improving your marriage. It’s a long … Continue reading →

In this excerpt from my novel, Dates With God, we see the fictional character Kate fight hopelessness and discouragement because her husband’s cancer gets worse. She feels jealousy towards people whose lives seem easy. Here’s Dates With God, Chapter 9, … Continue reading →

I am almost done posting all of the chapters of my novel, Dates With God! This is a companion book to Maurice Harker’s book, Like Dragons Did They Fight. Here’s the first part of Chapter 9, Emma’s Letter #9. Emma … Continue reading →

In this section of Dates With God, where we see Jill have a Mother’s Day from hell and battle with anger over her husband’s verbal abuse. She recovers and comes up with a plan to do Power Actions on steroids! … Continue reading →