Using Webber House in a Classroom - Guest Blogger Theresa Bills

Theresa Bills teaches the 9-12 age girl's group at Hillside Bible Church in Ortonville, Michigan.  I asked her to write about her experience using my book in her class.  Here is her response:


What young girl hasn't had secrets to share or secrets to keep?  What does God say about secrets?    The girls in the book, Webber House, provided a great platform in which to discuss ways that we should handle secrets in our own lives.  With the enthusiasm of a bunch of girls and a great book to read, this combination had all the makings of great teaching!


Oatmeal Cookies



Sometimes you just want an old fashioned oatmeal cookie. No nuts, no raisins, just lots of oatmeal chewy goodness. In A Light Shines Forth, Nana sends cookies to Noah in Okinawa.

Oatmeal Cookies

½ cup butter, softened 
Almost 1 cup sugar 
½ cup brown sugar 
2 eggs 
2 tsp vanilla 
1 TBS water 
1 tsp salt 
1 tsp baking soda 
1 TBS cinnamon 
3 cup flour 
5½ cups oats

Mix everything together and scoop onto lined cookie sheet. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Just until light brown. This makes 40 cookies.