After making one of the toughest decision that we have made in a long time to homeschool our kids, we hit the ground running. We didn't make the final decision until late in the summer and so a lot of work had to be done in a short amount of time. I had MANY sleepless nights as I read over countless articles, website and curriculums. I made a final decision on using Tapestry of Grace as our core curriculum. The program walks us all through history based on a biblical worldview. We start in Genesis and work our way chronologically through modern day in four year cycles.

We have had an amazing journey so far. We have enjoyed our slower paced mornings and the creative tangents that we take. There have been challenges, but they pale in comparison to the joy our family has experienced. Here are a few pictures of some of the fun things we have been learning about.

Ancient Egypt
putting on a performance about pharoes
building a zigurat
going to see huge cylinder seals
making our own cylinder seals

Things you can't learn in school:
Is this Mac and Cheese?
creative things you can do with a straw
how to feed a baby a bottle

A New Start

It has had been about a year since we last posted and things have definitely have changed around here. For starters we have begun to plant a new church called Jacob's Well. It is a church with an amazing vision for the Kingdom. I hope you will check out on our website soon to hear more about it. http://www.jacobswellmemphis.org. We are still living in the inner city and are burdened by the poverty and suffering all around us, but AMAZED by how God enters into these situations and brings Hope. The other big change in our world is that we have started to homeschool our children. We started the beginning of this year and have loved it so far. This has produced a much less stressed mom. (yes I said less stressed. More on that later) . A less stressed mom + less stressed kids = a happier home. It is going to be a wild journey and I hope to share the highlights here. One of my favorite things about having my children home is to watch them learn how to spend quiet time with the Lord. I hope you enjoy reading about our crazy lives.
julianne having her quiet time

Ethan's Memphis party cancelled due to sickness

We were planning an extraordinary birthday mission for Ethan but woke up this morning to two very sick children!!! There's always next weekend. . . .we ended up spending the day exploring our new wii. We actually had a lot of fun!

First Day of School!!!

Ethan is a second-grader!!! He has the same teacher and class as last year at the Campus School and is really getting into the swing of things. In his first week he got his first "E" ever in conduct!

Julianne is a Kindergardener at Downtown Elementary. Campus School begins in First Grade, so we started her at this amazing school in the heart of our city. She was a little nervous and clingy (even shed a few tears) when we dropped her off on her first day, but that afternoon she excitedly told us every detail about the fun that she had. She simply cannot wait to start full time next week.

We can fly!!!!!!!!

Wish Upon a Star

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