New Post Author: Melissa

I  may have been blogging for four years now, but writing with a group of women on a blog together is new for me. I know many of these awesome women already through their personal blogs, and had the honor of meeting Heather and Dawn in person recently.

Blogging and the internet has opened up so many doors and resources for me that I never knew existed when I first began homeschooling six years ago. When I started my homeschooling journey, I felt a little isolated and thirsty for ideas and encouragement. Blogs, like this one and many others, have filled in that gap. Now there seems no end to the information I can get anytime I need it.

I’m looking forward to writing here, and to the Homeschool Blog Awards. It’s always a great way to find new-to-me blogs, get a chance acknowledge those I think are doing a great job by nominating them, and peek in on what others are learning at home.

So who am I?

I am the mother of four children. I take pictures for fun, read compulsively and write to remember. My husband and I have been married for 19 years, and the majority of those years have been spent right here, in our hometown in Arkansas.

We are conservative Christians and we are raising our sheltered, antisocial children this way. In another life, I taught English to junior high students. Then, I had my first baby, decided I couldn’t leave her and have been home ever since. Homeschooling seemed like a natural transition. I jumped in and never looked back, though my house has suffered for it and it may never be the same (especially since I’ll be homeschooling well into my 50s).

I’m looking forward to meeting the readers here, so if you have a minute, say hello in the comments and ask me a question. I’m terrible at writing my own bio and I’m sure I left something out.

You can also find me at my personal blog A Familiar Path.