Hi! My name is April. I am 30 years old and married to a wonderful man! We have been married for over 9yrs and have 4 beautiful children. I am due to have our 4th at the end of September. I love to read, sitting outside (when it isn't too hot and mosquitoes aren't eating me alive), spending time with my family and goofing off with my husband.
I grew up in South Carolina. We moved some when I was a child but always in the same town. My husband, on the other hand, was born in Germany. His dad is a retired Master Sgt in the Army. They moved around a lot. But both his mom and dad were from South Carolina as well! My husband and I met when I was 19 and he was 20. We became friends and were friends for 4mths. We started dating and 6mths later we were married! :-) It all started with a Clemson tattoo (he has one)! We were active duty army (Ranger and 82nd) after we were married but got out 2mths before our oldest was born. May of 2007, my husband joined the National Guard. He missed the military so much but loves his civilian job. So now we are a National Guard family and my husband is going to be deployed sometime early next year.
Our first daughter was born a little over 1.5yrs after we were married. I never thought of sending her to school. Since we did a lot of research on quite a few things (and prayfully considered) we knew what was right for us. So we have been homeschooling since the VERY beginning. Not everyone has been supportive but I am at the point where I am a VERY confident mom and nothing anyone says bothers me anymore. It also helps that my husband is and has always been confident in our decisions and backs me up (and down right praises) when people start to question. We don't want our children going to public or private school. We want the best part of our kids. We don't want to miss hearing them read for the first time, counting, adding, the fun projects, etc. They are only young for so long. We feel we are to be their biggest role models, not their peers. We also don't want them to be gone all day and us get them when they are grumpy, cranky and have to do homework. Our kids are to have a Christian world view and we are striving to give that to them. But, of course, none of this can be done without the grace and mercy of OUR Lord Jesus Christ. He has instilled patience in me that I never knew I had.
Our 3 oldest have activities they do also. Rachel has softball practice 2 days a week and Awana, Elisabeth has ballet 1 day a week and Awana and Sarah has Awana. They don't have to worry about getting their homework done or getting up super early to be at school. They are well rested and under no pressure to get that homework done to turn in the next day.
I love our family. Right now, our routine is out of whack but after the baby is born it will be a little more regular. I am almost 35w and it is difficult to tell how I will feel from one day to the next. Plus I am nesting like crazy and soon that will end.
Homeschool is a way of life for us. I am learning right along with our children. We wouldn't have it any other way!
Oh and here is the AWESOME curriculum we are using and it has helped me so much this year. This is the first year that I have used a "curriculum". It really doesn't seem like one, there are so many living books!
Heart of Dakota
14 comments:
Love your blog! Thanks for sharing!
Christa
Hello April! I love your daughters' names. I really enjoyed reading your post. One of the things I enjoy the most about the online homeschool community is finding people whose values and vision for their family are similar to my own. Your post makes me think you are one of those people. I look forward to getting to know you better
Thanks for sharing.
My Dh did the same thing as yours. He was active duty Navy and then got out only to go back into the Reserves about 5 years ago. He too will be deploying early next year. This will be his second time in Iraq.
Nice to meet you and congrats on the little one... how exciting! Only a few weeks to go! :)
Thanks for sharing April!! I loved reading your story. I've heard great things about Heart of Dakota, glad it's working for you. :)
Great blog! Love your cute header. :) I am also a Christian homeschooling mom and loving it!
What a great post about your family. A hubby who is supportive of homeschooling is such a treasure and a blessing.
Keep up the great work. I look forward to getting to know you even better through these post in the weeks and months to com.
Elaine
Great to learn about you! I'm a military spouse, too, of active duty. Both dh and I are former military brats (hate that word!). LOL!
Have a blessed year!
Sherry
What a lovely "Memoirs" post. I certainly feel as though I know you a lot better now!
Hope all goes well with the baby - you must be so excited.
God bless,
~Chrissy
It's nice to meet you! It has been so encouraging to read these blogs, knowing there are so many of us out there.
Mary Beth
Enjoyed your blog! Blessings!
Yay, another "homey"! We just had our fourth homebirth (fifth child). I so understand that nesting thing and not knowing how I'll be from day to day. Seven weeks postpartum and I'm thinkin' I'd better stop using my pregnancy as an excuse for being disoriented and out of sink.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and congratulations on the up coming birth.
Many Blessings,
Holly@aiminghigh
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/aiminghigh
Hi April,
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
I enjoyed reading your blog.
Isn't it great that our kids don't have to be under pressure?
Congrats on the coming baby. Our youngest was born on Sept. 28
Blessings,
Michelle
You had me when I read your about me section...teehee! I ran and added your blog to my sidebar. You tell it like it is! You go girl.
It is great to blog meet you. I was born and raised in West Columbia, SC. I moved to Florida in my late teens, met my hubby, and here we still are. However, during a year of terrible homesickness my husband transferred to USC (GOOOO COCKS!) so that I could be near my Mom. He got his first degree from USC and then we came back to plant our roots in Florida.
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