Author Archives: hillshum

I have been bitten by the church history bug ever since going to Nauvoo. I can’t learn it all fast enough! Enjoy this video made last Saturday from the dedication of the new Priesthood Restoration Site in Oakland Township, PA. … Continue reading →

Friends, We are having a small gathering NEXT Friday, Sept. 25th for Pot Luck, Contra & Ballroom dancing, hooping and a few booths providing other Organic Environments & Materials.   We would love to have you join our Family Celebration at this time … Continue reading →

Here’s a resource that is free for a few days, courtesy of queenhomeschooling.com. Here’s what their web site says about the ebook: This book covers the four levels of language arts in a Charlotte Mason style education, and how to easily … Continue reading →

Do your children love the Narnia books and movies? If so, they might like these “Choose Your Own Adventure”-type books based on the Chronicles of Narnia! Click the links below to download them and enjoy! You can read them in … Continue reading →

We capped off the night of our first day in Nauvoo (Day 4 of our trip since we took three days to drive there from Utah) by going to the play, Rendezvous in Nauvoo. As you can see by the … Continue reading →

After we went to the brickyard and the Lucy Mack Smith home, for our Day 4 trip to Nauvoo, the adults in the group went to the Nauvoo Land and Records Office. This is the place to go if you … Continue reading →

On Day 4 of our trip to Nauvoo, we came home for lunch after the wagon ride. While eating lunch, my  mother-in-law mentioned that she thought the home of her ancestor, Jeremiah Hill Hatch, was still standing in Nauvoo, but … Continue reading →

Today was a fabulous day! It was sunny, and I got to go to the TEDX Salt Lake City Conference and hang out with my 17 year old and some of his cool friends as volunteers. The above video shows … Continue reading →

If you don’t like rubbery chicken and want a fresh idea for a chicken dinner, check out this recipe from Sarah Ballantyne, PhD, the Paleomom! It looks delicious!

So what’s going on with Kate? Is she going to sink into emotional eating again to deal with her husband’s cancer? In today’s section from my novel, Dates With God, we watch Kate discover how to access more of heaven’s … Continue reading →