I’ve got some fun summer coloring pages to share with you today! After a slow, wonderfully chilly and rainy spring and early summer, the weather is finally getting toasty in our neck of the woods. And the longer days mean we’re often looking for something fun to do with the kids after dinner. Enter cute coloring pages! These free sunshine-themed […]
Watercolor women and florals journal kit for use in your scriptures or journals. I’m so excited about this new journal kit! I originally planned to call it Watercolor Women, but then I started adding so many florals that I decided to switch the name to Watercolor Beauties. And it will add so much beauty to your journaling pages. The best […]
We recently went on an awesome camping trip with some dear friends in beautiful southern Utah. Along the way, I collected brochures and other bits of ephemera. Once we got home I took a few moments to sit down, go through everything I had collected and create a journal page using those bits and pieces. This is one of my […]
This week I have been studying the talk “A Living Witness of the Living Christ” by Bishop Gerald Causse from April 2020 General Conference. I was so struck by his words that I wanted to document them in my scripture journal. I created a process video for you to see how I created this scripture journal page. I use a […]
One question I’m asked very frequently is “How do you fix mistakes in your scripture journal”, or as Bob Ross would say, “What do you do about ‘happy little accidents’?” You get to witness first-hand today what it looks like for me to make a ‘happy little accident’ (aka smear my freshly-painted watercolor lettering) and then try a couple of […]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Heidi Kindlespire Hillman (@a.lively.hope) on Apr 1, 2020 at 12:39pm PDT Every month I share super short and sweet book reviews of the books I’ve finished lately. Being in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown me for a loop reading-wise. Everything feels so weird. My attention span is next […]
Documenting my study of President Nelson’s talk “Hear Him” from April 2020 General Conference in my scripture journal. I’m working in 3 Nephi 11, where Heavenly Father introduces Jesus Christ to the Nephites using words “Hear Him”. This talk is so powerful. My biggest takeaway were concrete examples of ways that I can better Hear Him in my own life. […]
How to start hand embroidery. Answers to frequently asked questions for beginners. One of my favorite ways to while away a quiet hour or two is with an embroidery project in my hands, and an audiobook in my earbuds. I also love to stitch away while my husband and I watch an episode of our latest Netflix show in the […]
I have heard from so many of you over the years that my Primary Music Flipcharts are a huge help in teaching the children in your ward or branch the beautiful Primary songs. I am so happy to be able to help! Flipcharts are a fantastic tool to help kids learn song lyrics. And there are a lot of great […]
Each morning I sit down with my children for a ritual we call Morning Time. It involves singing a hymn, memorizing scripture and lots of reading. We read from a collection of books each day, enjoying learning together from books on a broad range of topics. Morning Time makes up the backbone of our homeschool. We have read so many […]