Author Archives: hillshum

While we are at Nauvoo last week we visited the Land and Records office so both my husband and I could find the actual pieces of land where our ancestors lived in Nauvoo. I noticed that much of the database … Continue reading →

It’s a new week and time for a new chapter in my new novel, Dates with God. If you haven’t been reading Chapters 1 and 2, click on the “blog” tab above and then scroll to the earliest blog post … Continue reading →

It’s a new week and time for a new chapter in my new novel, Dates with God. So I am posting Chapter 3 this week in four parts. If you haven’t been reading Chapters 1 and 2, click on the … Continue reading →

Here’s Chapter 2, Part 4 of Dates with God: Lauren’s Letter #2 in which Lauren unloads her recent aggravations. Lauren’s Week #2   Dear God,   I’m having a hard time with the content of the lecture in the first … Continue reading →

I am sooooo sorry to be so late in posting this week’s installments of my novel, Dates with God. I just got back from our family road trip to Nauvoo late last night.I had hoped to post more during the … Continue reading →

I am making up for not posting something from my book until today, Friday, by giving you two excerpts today, and then two tomorrow. So here is the next installment of Dates with God. I started posting pieces of this … Continue reading →

I’ve been having some super fun family bonding time this week hence the lack of blogging since last weekend. I can’t wait to share what I have been up to with my family and what we’ve learned. Maybe I can … Continue reading →

Here’s Chapter 1, Part 4 of my new novel, Dates with God. Today’s excerpt is Kate’s first letter. This novel is a collection of the letters that four women who I made up write when they take the Mothers Who … Continue reading →

We have three summer birthdays in my family. I finally found a way to dress up the watermelon “cake” that I have traditionally used every year for their birthday celebrations, when I feel too hot and tired to bake a … Continue reading →

In today’s installment of my novel, Dates With God: How Four Mormon Mamas Beat Satan Using the Book of Mormon, we meet Lauren. Lauren is a super-smart, high-powered mom who could easily be a CEO. She graduated from law school … Continue reading →