Author Archives: hillshum

Spring is here! The little purple flowers have popped up through my flower garden, despite the weeds. I think it’s a miracle every year that they come back, always between St. Patty’s day and the first day of spring. How … Continue reading →

  Did you catch this? Go Ron Paul! I like what he said, “Santorum is a fake conservative. Conservatives are supposed to be for less government.” He also said that Romney flip-flops.

  I got heavily involved with TJEd, or Thomas Jefferson Education, over six years ago after I moved to Layton, UT. About then is when my oldest started  a commonwealth school.  That’s the model of a scholar phase school  that … Continue reading →

My friend Stacy Harmer is a beautiful, principle-based woman, a wife, and mother of many. She has gone through some trials but has not only survived but thrived! She is doing a free conference call this Friday March 23 for … Continue reading →

Last Thursday I got to attend my daughter Virtue’s class that is facilitated by TJED queen Aneladee Milne. It is a pilot project to test out the lastest LEMI offering, the self-directed scholar phase project. The kids in the class … Continue reading →

OK, at the risk of sounding nerdy, I am sharing my excitement about this. I made a great discovery at the Master of Influence event put on by Kirk Duncan last month, which I attended. A homeschooling dad from my … Continue reading →

I usually don’t blog on Sunday but I feel the Spirit telling me to share what happened today. Princessa was sick with a fever and sore throat so I stayed home from church with her. Whenever any of my children … Continue reading →

Last week was a great week for breastfeeding and attachment parenting. First, the actress Mayim Bialik released her new book, all about AP. It’s called Beyond the Sling. I haven’t read it yet but it appears to be very good, … Continue reading →

This video explains the Seven Natural Laws of Breastfeeding, based on a book by two LLL Leaders and IBCLCs, Kathleen Kendall Tackett and Nancy Mohrbacher. I highly recommend this video and the book, and the companion web site http://breastfeedingmadesimple.com

Here is an idea I learned from the book  pictured above.  The author, Caleb Warnock, says to go to http://ldshealth.ning.com and order the naturally leavened starter using the info on the right-hand side of the page, under the book cover … Continue reading →