Who am I?

Who am I?

I am a Christian first and foremost, but am also a wife of twenty-three years to my husband who is kind, considerate and gentle, spending all of his time making sure that we are well-looked after. We also have two children, whom we are bringing up in the nurture of the Lord.

I was born in Broken Hill, the daughter of a miner, who left Broken Hill to join the South Australian Police Force. I grew up in Adelaide and spent much of my childhood in an oxygen tent in hospital, due to chronic asthma. My nanna spent much of her life taking care of me, and I miss her ever so much. She never had a harsh word to say to me or about me, and I loved her immensely. Eventually I graduated from Muirden Business College, completing year 11. At the time, I didn't see the relevance of studying a commercial course, but God knew what I would need in the future, even though I didn't. Since commencing homeschooling, I have seen the relevance of everything that I have learned.

I find it incredible that for every post of my life, God has gone before me and prepared the way. He has continued to bless us with every aspect of our life - our home life, homeschooling and in our walk with Him.

Our homeschooling journey has been very different to what we thought it would be. Firstly, we started out using an eclectic mix of homeschooling curricula, such as Bob Jones University, A Beka and Rod & Staff. As we became more confident with homeschooling, we progressed to Weaver, and our children absolutely thrived using this curriculum.

At the beginning of this year, we made the change to Australian Christian College, using the PACE system of workbooks, and I have been impressed with the quality and Christian content of the PACE's. Our son is almost finished his year 10 certificate and next year will go on to start work on his year 12 Academic Certificate. Our daughter will continue to study for her year 10 Academic certificate next year.

10 Fun Facts About Me

• I ran away from home at eighteen months of age. Where did I run - to the Broken Hill base Hospital.
  
• I used to get so hot on the bus that I took all of my clothes off on the bus when my nanna took me into town. (2 years of age)
• I filled my mum's washing machine up with Broken Hill red sand when I could barely walk - yep, the washing was in it, too - do you think I was popular?
  
• I have a strong sense of justice - there are no grey areas, only right and wrong.
• I attended the Church of England as a child, but transferred to the Methodist Church at about 12 years of age.
• I was bullied at school - having a father who is a Police Officer was no fun at school, believe me, but this only occurred during my years at public school. I really enjoyed my time at business college.
  
• My grandparents lived in Blanchetown where I spent many happy days with my nanna.
• I coloured my hair using hydrogen peroxide when I was a teenager, and it turned a not-so-delightful strawy-green colour.
• I used to jump off balconies as a teenager, but now I'm terrified of heights - work that one out!
• My brother and I used to visit the horse stables, even though I knew that I wasn't supposed to, as my asthma used to flare up each time we did. Mum didn't even need to ask where we had been.
  

This post is in answer to Sarah, who asked that I post a picture of me "in my white skirt and a pretty blouse". Please don't anybody tag me for unknown things about myself, for I should have extreme difficulty remembering any more unknown facts about myself.