Happy New Year!

Happy 2009.

The Jacobs Family is beginning a humble new year having ended 2008 with an awful bug that has carried through 'til NOW! While we could easily see this as a not so good start to a new year, I consider it God's way of sitting us down and wanting us to start slowly this year. Clearly 2008 was a roller coaster year for many families nationwide - including our own. We've had our own personal experiences that keeps us humble and yet we can not refute the blessings that abound our family.

So we begin this new calendar year with humble thankfulness to glorify God and plan to live each day fully and in awe of our Creator.

Our homeschooling year will be dedicated to simplicity and recognizing the need for less with the emphasis of focusing on family and God's will for our lives. We live in a land of abundance and worldly distractions! With only a handful of years remaining in our homeschooling journey, it is paramount that we focus on our family, our family bonds, God's will for our lives and striving to live a Christ-like life.

Join us in this year of simplicity, praying for Peace for all nations and living according to God's will.

We hope and pray you all have a blessed, peaceful and fruitful 2009!

The Jacobs Family