Our Family
We are a Calvinistic Christian family. We believe that as Christians we are to constantly be growing closer to the Lord, comfort isn’t an option. We weren’t always this way.
Although Michael and I became Christians in 2000, it was a comment at a dinner party that skyrocketed us into a new level of love for the Lord. We are so grateful for that comment, although that comment was not intended to lead to these changes.
Michael and I have been married for 12 years in August. Our children are: Haley, Haven, Paisley, Sterling and #5 due around Christmas.
Homeschool is not just a choice we made because of a hatred of the public school system (or private for that matter). We feel that God has given the responsibility of educating children to the parents. It is our job to raise them up. We are the ones who will stand before Lord and be held accountable for the choices we made for our children.
Me and the girls wear skirts all the time. This has been such a blessing to me. Before we made this change I never wore skirts!
Cutting out TV (I watch a couple hours/week) has given us more time to read all the books we have accumulated. We love books! Haley is a voracious reader. I pray that through all of our family reading times the younger ones will develop this same love for books.
If you would have told me years ago that my life would look like this I would have laughed at you! But, God is faithful and his desires will come to fruition. No matter how hard we fight it, God’s way is the way that will lead to joy, blessings and contentment.
My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com
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Autumn,
I have to tell you that it is with pure pleasure to read how God is working in your lives. It must be incredibly exciting to see it first hand. I sure wish we would of had the chance to meet in person before you moved.
Hello!
I found your blog through the homeschool blog awards site. I was so excited to see a fellow Hill Country homeschooler nominated!!! (I live at Medina Lake and hubby works in Kerrville). Your blog is great!
Ronda
Hi, Ronda! Do you have a blog?
been reading your blog off and on since i found it during a carnival of homeschooling. Really enjoy it but never realized until recently that you are from kerrville texas. My dad lives there!
keep up the great writing!
Julie
Mom to the darlin’ Dozen
Hi, Autumn….I found you through Generation Cedar and wanted to say hello. We’re in Austin, we just moved here from Fredericksburg about 6 months ago….we miss the Hill Country, especially from the homeschool perspective, though we learning all the good stuff Austin has to offer. If y’all ever come this way we would love to visit with you. Be well. Rachael.
I found your blog through 4 moms, 35 kids and love it! Our family is going through many of the same changes (reformed theology, skirt wearing, homeschooling) all after becoming recent converts to Christianity. It helps to read about lovely family’s like yours going through the same things. And it helps that you life in Texas = )