All about me

Hmmm, I have realized that I have never really told you about myself, so here goes…
I was raised by my parents who pastored our church in a very populated/big city state for twenty-four years. I met the love of my life in high school and we married shortly after graduation. That was twenty-one years ago. We now have eight children: 15yo girl, 12yo boy, 9yo boy, 8yo boy, 6yo girl, 4yo girl, 3yo girl and one due in October (no, we don’t know what we are having.) The first four were born in a hospital in that big city and the last three were born at home with a midwife.
My parents are now pastoring a new work here in this small town/rural area. My hubby is the assistant pastor. He also works full time in the construction industry.
We have homeschooled from the start. I found out about it when my oldest was a baby and spent a lot of time studying it before she was school age. I am totally convinced it is the only way to go.
Our school is an eclectic, one-room school house type. We do the “content” subjects together. These are the subjects that it doesn’t really matter what order you do them in. for example; you can learn American history before ancient history if you want and no bad things will happen. These subjects are Bible, history, science, and some small special studies we have done.
“skill subjects” are ones that have to be learned in order. For example, you have to know how to add before you can multiply. You have to know your ABC’s before you can read Shakespeare. These I assign to each child independently. They do their work alone and I check it later.
This gives us time together and teaches independence at the same time. It works for usJ
Personally, I feel what I am doing now is the most important thing I will ever do with my life. But God put a time limit on a woman’s child bearing years and gives us a time afterward to do other things.
I will probably be starting herbalist school in the spring and in a couple of years when I am not needed at home so much I will train to be a midwife.
The herb school I will enroll in is run by Shonda Parker, a Christian herbalist. It is a correspondence school, so it will not interfere with my family. I am really looking forward to it.
I am now officially on maternity leave from Worship leader in our church. Hubby wants this to be a long one; possibly permanent. I will still do the children’s lesson in the morning service until baby is born. Then I think I will have my two older children do it. They need the skill of public speaking and I can’t think of a better way to get it for them.

the page for the herb school I am considering. http://www.naturallyhealthy.org/courseFAQ.htm

Here is a good article on modern birth inductions. Like, God forgot to tell a woman's body how to go into labor by itself! http://www.mothering.com/articles/pregnancy_birth/birth_preparation/inducing.html