Author Archives: hillshum

We found this book at the library and picked it up since the dust jacket stated it was for kids who like the Boxcar Children series. My 8 year old daughter does so she read it. Here’s her review: This … Continue reading →

It’s pie time! It’s never too late to bone up on your pie-making skills so you can have this delicious, traditional American dessert. This blog post from the past gives you a recipe for whole foods pumpkin pie from Sarah … Continue reading →

So, lately I’ve been thinking about sprucing up my house, especially because my missionary son who left two years ago this month is coming home in less than two weeks! Yes, I am shouting there! We are so excited to see him! … Continue reading →

Here is a message from Oak Norton, the founder of the Agency-Based Education conference. I hope to see you all there on Sat. Nov. 22. The above video features Aneladee Milne, who spoke at the conference last year. Hello friends, … Continue reading →

  Photo Credit: Cherae and Brandon’s blog A few weeks ago I attended a Healthy Marriage Seminar presented by a couple whose marriage has been threatened by the husband’s porn addiction. They have been seeing the awesome Maurice Harker of Life … Continue reading →

This fabulous video is by my beautiful and loving friend Karen who helped teach the Eternal Warriors class I took back in the summer of 2012. She sometimes brought my daughter home from the class on nights I didn’t go. … Continue reading →

  One of our favorite resources for homeschooling is a storyteller named Jim Weiss. We have many of his CDs, telling the stories of Thomas Jefferson, folk tales, fairy tales, KIng Midas, Galileo, the Old Testament, world history, and more. … Continue reading →

  Why is Hebrew so important, and why would I want to study it? The first five books of the Hebrew Bible and most of the rest of the Hebrew Bible, are written in Hebrew. As we study the original … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that I love the Duggars! I think the best thing I love about them is that they have created their own happy culture, based on the beliefs that Jesus is our Lord and children are a blessing. … Continue reading →

All my friends rave about The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom and justifiably so. It is such a beautiful, loving story about the power of a family to create its own culture of love and caring that reaches beyond … Continue reading →