Jace grew up in a Christian home. His parents became missionaries when he was 3 years old. At an early age, Jace gave his life to Christ. Growing up on the mission field, faith was very much a part of everyday life. After returning to the US, Jace attended college at Union University where he pursued a degree in Philosophy and Theology. It was during this period that he began to question the faith he had been taught. After several years of deconstructing and searching, Jace encountered Jesus again- and it flipped his life upside down. He is now an active part of men’s ministry and Alpha. Helping others wrestle with their questions. He currently works for a deaf organization that is working to translate Scripture into sign language. Today faith is at the center of his life pursuing Jesus. Natasha grew up with a Muslim mother from Egypt and a Catholic father. Through divine intervention, Natasha’s mom sent her to a Christian school in Nashville. She went home and told her mom all the fun- and at times weird stories she was learning in school. This led to her mother opening up a Bible to see what she was being taught. Over time Natasha gave her life to Jesus and fell in love with his word in middle school. She attended a Christian school until graduation and for college. She studied social work and felt a calling to work as a social worker in the adoption field. Over time, Natasha experienced fatigue and burn out causing pain and leaving her to wrestled with the church. After a time of this, Natasha also encountered Jesus again. In many ways the Lord has used pain to bring her back to the Lord, but also their daughter. We both continue to teach Preslie about the Lord and His love and faithfulness daily. We did not always know if Preslie would be with us forever, and it was of upmost importance that she heard and was taught about about the Lord. We fail over and over again, but are both committed to this way of life.

We want Preslie to have community and support in school, while maintaining our views and desires to homeschool. The model of Classical Christian education fits with the model we already teach and desire to teach in the home. We were impressed with the level of communication and the values that were expressed during open house night at the school.

Faith is not a separate aspect of our lives. The distinction between life and spiritual life is a false dichotomy in our home. We believe in living a "with God" life that sees His work in all truth, beauty and goodness. We believe that Discipleship to Jesus is a whole life activity and that practicing His teachings in our daily activities is what He meant when He said, love your neighbor as yourself. On a practical level this means teaching our daughter, praying together as a family, practicing spiritual disciplines as a family, worshiping both at home and church etc.

We hope that this environment will allow Preslie to make relationships with teachers and peers that will follow her and enrich her life during and after her school years. We desire for our home to be the primary way she is taught and discipled, but have hopes that this will allow for support and freedom to complete this goal. We want to give her the best that we can and encourage her to learn in ways that better her as a student and in life. Since we do not separate our life and spiritual life- we have hopes that this school will also live out this philosophy. Preslie has excellent memory skills and recall, and we hope this school will also encourage critical thinking.

Teaching that embraces the liberal arts from a Christian worldview that allows you to engage in a dialogue with any great text or work of art. Rather than simply memorization, a student would be taught to think critically and engage with the world around them. They are equipped with the skills necessary to think critically, while also being open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

We focus a lot on character. Is this the type of person you want to be or become? is a question that is often asked in our home. We believe in being open and honest with our daughter, who is adopted, and letting her questions guide her readiness do approach a given subject. At the same time we believe strongly in discipling and teaching a way of life that pursues Jesus in all aspects of truth, goodness and beauty.