Just Our Thoughts

What does one say about themselves?  I could tell you that I'm a stay at home, homeschooling mom.  I could say that I'm my husband's helper and support.  I could tell you that I have short blond hair and bluish eyes. I could tell you where I live and what kind of house I live in.  I could tell you even more about my children.  And I could tell you some of my favorite things.  So, here it goes:

I am J's wife and helper. We have been married for almost ten years.  We have always had a good marriage by many standards.  I know there is better out there for us and I think that we are discovering just what that better is. We went through a rough patch not that long ago and some days I wasn't even sure I liked or loved him any more.  Now all of a sudden we are reaping the benefits of sticking it out.  I feel like we have reconnected again.  I love spending time with him again.

I am a stay at home mom to six children, ages 9 and under.  I am also a mom who suffers the pain of a neo-natal death; our third baby went ahead of us to heaven.  God knows what we can handle, and He has used that experience in many different ways in my life already.

I homeschool our six children.  We are on the unschooling end of the homeschooling spectrum.  My students are not "at grade level" in most of the subjects but I'm okay with that.  I really believe and tend to follow the research by the Moore Foundation - Better Late Than Early.  I'm providing lots of interaction and stimulation.  I see them learning every day.  Starting this fall, we will be diving into (slowly) Tapestry of Grace, Year One.

I love books and learning.  I had stopped reading almost completely for a while.  With the busy-ness of motherhood and many moves in our early years of marriage, there just wasn't time; I didn't make the time.  After I took up blogging (another hobby), I discovered reviewing books and products.  I have gotten back into reading in a couple of ways, in addition to writing reviews.  I have joined a number of Reading Challenges (check out my reading lists).  I want my children to see me read more than just the computer screen.  As you can see on my Good Reads profile, I am reading and waiting to read a good number of books.

I started blogging (here) as a way to keep track of the homeschooling we were doing.  However, my blog became so much more than a homeschool record and I moved here to Blogger.com where I started blogging more consistently. 

So, that's kinda it - that's me. You'll have to stick around to find out more - the issues that get me going and the troubles (and joys) that we face as a family.  If you do, you will learn more about my friends and my church and my support people.  You will learn about our house that we are renovating (it's a church that we are making into a home). I hope you will add me to your reader or subscribe by email, if you don't already.