About Us

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We’re Christopher and Heather– husband and wife, best friends, parenting and ministry team.

 

In the beginning, we were on track to live out the American dream. We met while pursuing our undergraduate degrees at a state university, dated four years, and secured jobs in our chosen fields before marrying in 1996. Raised in Christian homes, neither of us lived our lives with faith as our primary yardstick; Heather attended church and even taught Sunday School throughout college, but Christopher was exploring Zen Buddhism by the time we said our vows. The Five Year Plan (work, buy new cars, buy house, take vacations, then consider kids) sounded logical, and we set about making that a reality. And it was.

For six months.

In January of 1997, our world was rocked with the discovery that we were expecting our first child. With that sudden change in status (“We’re going to be parents?!”) came a whole host of self-seeking. Heather was drawn deeper into a relationship with Christ. Christopher went in the other direction and joined a zendo, began sitting meditation, and contemplated becoming a zen priest. The waters grew murkier still when the baby arrived and we both discovered that neither of us could bear the thought of leaving the helpless little one we had been entrusted with at the daycare center we had so carefully chosen. Much to her shock and surprise, Heather became a stay-at-home mom, and thus began the erosion of our American dream.

In 2002, Christopher met Christ in a tangible, life-changing way, and our lives snowballed into the glorious and unexpected place we find ourselves today. That journey has involved adoption, pregnancy loss, passport stamps from around the globe, special needs, homeschooling, and so much more. In this space, we’ll write about the daily happenings of our large family, the ponderings of two very much in-progress Christ-followers, and what it means to follow the road less traveled.

We’re honored that you’ve joined us!

 

 

 

 

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16 thoughts on “About Us

  1. I’m so glad you’re still blogging! I don’t comment often–I tend to be quiet even in real life–but I follow your blog and read just about every post. Thank you for inviting us to join you over here.

  2. I’m excited to read along and get to know your family more. It is wonderful to find another large family homeschooling and blogging the journey in a real way instead of through rose colored glasses!

    • Oh, we’re real alright. Real in that, “Did I really just tell my son not to put Legos in the toilet? Again?” kind of way. Every day is an exercise in God’s Grace and living out His leading around here. Thanks for joining us, and we look forward to getting to know you, too!

  3. Thanks for stopping by my blog (Curious how you found me… 😉 )
    Nice to “Cyber-meet” you and your family~ Looking forward to reading more about your life, and ministry in general.

    BTW, love the response to the question “Why Nepal?” … “Why Not?” :)
    Blessings

  4. Hi Heather!
    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. It’s always such a pleasure to meet new people and I’m looking forward to reading more about you and your family!
    God bless!
    Bibi

  5. Heather, you and Christopher have a truly inspirational story! What an incredible testimony of a life lived for our Savior. Thank you for sharing!. I look forward to following this journey with you.

  6. Loved your story! Thankfully, life doesn’t always go the way we plan it. I wasn’t going to get married or have children but God had other ideas.

  7. Hello! I am a fellow CC mom. I downloaded the beautiful great artist pages you put together on CCC. Curious, are you planning to create documents for monet, morisot and van gogh? I would LOVE it if you did!!!

  8. Oh my goodness, I had never thought of years…. but you were married in ’96?!! My youngest was 4 years old by then! #mindblown You are such a babe! ♥

    • I have that exact same experience continually in our CC Community! Some of the moms graduated from high school when I had four kids. LOL

  9. Hi there,

    Love reading your blog and very much appreciate your CC Resources. Due to library closures in Atlanta, we still have many of your recommended books for Cycle 2 in house! :) Are you planning on putting together a list for Cycle 3?

    Thanks for all you do!
    Jennifer

    • I’ll be posting my Cycle 3 resources! I assemble the lists for my own family, so sharing is just one added step! So glad they’ve been useful for you. We have a whole load of books on Vietnam here waiting to be returned when our library reopens Friday. LOL

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