Springtime in Europe

Spring is coming to Europe, and with it comes new beginnings in the life of my family. I am writing this in a hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland. Terry and I have gone away for a few days by ourselves. We are in a new stage in life. In December both of the boys finished their high school work, and are now high school graduates. Thus my twenty-four years as a home educator are behind me. Those years were years of challenges, mountaintop experiences, and

much growth in the lives of each member of our family. Blogging the days we were living became impossible as our family faced challenges in our lives. Our days are changing. Our family is changing. Tim and Katie and their five children are living in Calera, Alabama where Katie excels as a home educator to our precious grandchildren Gabriel, Maria, Julia, Luke and Noah, while Tim works as a web designer and Children's Minister for their local congregation. Brandon and Kristin work for the Lord's church in Wichita Falls, Texas, along with Charlotte and baby Duncan.Kristin stays busy teaching Charlotte, and caring for her sweet baby. Jonathan and Kristin also live in Texas, where Jonathan is a private consultant and owns the Memphis Zombie Hunt and the Dallas/Ft. Worth Zombie Hunt. Kristin stays home caring for Mia and Sophia. Their family also works with us in Italy for three months of the year as Assistant Director of Study Abroad. Justin and Chelsea live in Argyle, Texas with their three adorable children Jonah, Easton and Olive. Justin continues as a Regional Manager with Zywave, while Chelsea home educates her school age children. They are all actively involved in their local congregations, and are blessed with wonderful friendships. Jordan and Christian have both been taking dual enrolled classes at Faulkner University and will begin full-time studies in August. Jordan wants to focus on Business and Christian in the area of Clinical Psychology. Terry continues as a Professor at Faulkner University, and also directs their Study Abroad program in Italy. He serves as one of the ministers at the Dalraida congregation in Montgomery, Alabama. Over the past two years I began an every other month Cookbook Club, which I have thoroughly enjoyed. Our church elders have been very supportive of my development of a classroom for our special needs children, and I look forward to expanding this work in the future. Tomorrow is a new day, full of hopes and dreams, and good intentions on my part. This is my record of how a life-giving home was created, and was built one day at a time, by never looking back and forging ahead.