Moderator- Mrs. D, Jacque

I have wanted to be a wife and Mother for as long as I can remember. As a little girl, that was my dream. When I was in high school, I still thought that was what you did when you graduated: you got married and had a family. I was so disappointed when I went to live with my (bio-)Dad my senior year of high school, and he told me I had to go to college, whether I wanted to or not. Grades were easy enough, but the rest was a train wreck. Enough said. So, I spent a couple of years there, and eventually moved across the country to live with my Mom and Dad in NM, where I met my future husband. It was a few short months later, and my dream of being a wife and mother was now my life.

My Husband, Matt: We are coming up on our 19th anniversary. It seems like we have always been married, though I know 19 years is not that long really. He has been with me all along in this homeschooling adventure and has not wavered in this decision. My children from oldest to youngest are Miss Amanda, Miss Jocelyn, Lady Rachel, Sir Eric, Miss Hannah, Isaac, Caleb, and LucyLillie.

Jeremiah 6:16
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

We are a homeschooling family and definitely fall into the Eclectic category. I love unit studies and also the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach. The Bible-First just clinches it for me. I am not able to sit down and use all of the HOW curriculum, but that is the beauty of this method: It uses other methods like Unit Studies, Charlotte Mason, Child-directed and a few others. You will find us homeschooling in the barn, outside siding our house, researching our animals, finding how to care for the and mixing their feed… just about anything around here is a lesson. We love history. I am blessed to have children who love to read. And write. I say homeschooling is an adventure, and I don't know how else to describe it. Really. It is an adventure for everyone, Mom included. It's part of this adventure called life.

I started blogging at Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths in April 2006. I carefully chose the name to reflect the journey God was re-starting in our lives and our homeschooling to draw us closer to Him. Blogging, to me, has become an extension of myself. It rejuvenates me and ignites my passions for both family and homeschooling. It has not just given me a voice to speak my beliefs, but also one to hear myself and remind me of the love I have always had for writing. ~Not to mention all the friends I have found.

Recently, we purchased our own url, and another season of our lives began. My new blog home, Walking Therein, reflects a move from Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths to Walking Therein them. Please join me at my new home:

Walking Therein.

In addition, you can find me writing here:

Home Where They Belong

blessings~