Who are the Smartsy and Artsy teachers?

Hi, internet world!  Beginning a blog is quite a leap for this girl who was the last person in her family to get a computer and had to be hog tied to get a cell phone!  Seems like another lifetime when the world got along just fine without our gadgets, but they sure can make life more interesting!

I'm starting a blog to share with you some ideas that we (my husband, kids and I) have about education and about life.  I am a third grade teacher and my husband is a seventh grade teacher.  We have both taught special education students, general education students, and are now teaching gifted.  My husband has been teaching for 21 years and I have been teaching for 17.  In that time, we've accumulated quite a bit we'd love to share!

We are parents to three amazing children!  Our eldest son is 15, our only daughter is 13, and our newest son is 12 months!  He was our 20th anniversary surprise!  God's timing is perfect!  Our kids have taught us so much about learning, and about viewing school from the eyes of parents.

My husband is also a minister.  We have pastored a small church not far from home for 15 years.  God has been truly gracious to us to give us a wonderful congregation who have become a part of our family.

As a family, we are constantly endeavoring to explore the arts and expose our children to as much of the world as possible from our small home here in Georgia.  We also make an effort to include the arts in our classrooms as much as possible, even teaching reading and writing using famous paintings.  We look forward to sharing our thoughts about life, child development, education trends, and the arts!