Short Welcome Note

As we begin this journey, I am both excited and nervous.  Why?  Because this journey will define me in the eyes of others more than few things in this life have.  Only such events as marriage and the birth of a child have impacted my life more than the beginning of this journey. 

Seven years ago, my husband and I decided to homeschool our children.  In the process of walking this new path, I discovered that there was more to me than simply a career woman.    I found that I was a wife, a mom, homesteader, a nature lover, an environmentalist, an artist, a writer, and an educator. All of those titles had been wrapped tightly inside me as I churned out an existence by working eight to six.  With each step of the way, I have found the woman within myself. 

So what is this journey that has me nervous?  It is the journey of sharing.  Sharing that which I have found; sharing what I am seeking, sharing so that I may learn more.  Sharing is not an easy thing when it means you have to open your heart, your home, your fears, and share them with strangers, but I believe that in doing so I will learn more because someone may be willing to share with me.  Women are not by nature loners, but rather we enjoy having friends from whom we can learn and share.