Shadybrook Acres: A New Venture

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

A New Venture

We are starting out on a new adventure of blogging. I'm sure it will be interesting since we are not the most computer literate family! Hopefully this will be a way our friends and extended family can keep tabs on us and an avenue for all of us to learn to creatively express ourselves with our written language.

Our name, Shadybrook Acres, comes from the name the kids gave our property that we purchased 10 years ago in beautiful eastern Tennessee. At the base of our hill runs a shady brook that has seen many an afternoon of fun and adventure. This has been the central place of memorable outdoor activity for our 7 children from crawdad catching to panning for gold. From the top of our hill you can see the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Ten years ago we stood on this land and imagined a dream; now we are living it.

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"May we remember as parents that we are His children, and that He is about the business of changing our hearts, of repairing our ruins, of remaking us. And though He has not finished with us, He has placed in our care His children. May He in His grace keep our hearts aflame for these children. May He give us minds like steel traps that we would never be distracted, that we would not forsake our calling. May He, the great Steward, make us faithful stewards of children, the most precious gifts, of which is the kingdom of God." RC Sproul, Jr.

About Me:

I've been married to my husband since January of 1987. In November of that year our first daughter arrived. Twenty-one years and seven children later, we are living a full life in rural Tennessee. Our children are ages 22, 21, 19, 17, 15, 13 and 9. We've homeschooled from the start ~ back when two little girls sat at their desks filling out preschool workbooks. Boy, have we learned a lot! Now we don't own any desks at all but instead we prefer to gather at the large kitchen table or in the living room with cozy blankets and hot tea to read many wonderful books. I really do love my life!