Tonya received a BA in Special Education, Learning and Behavior Disorders and Elementary K-5 from the University of Kentucky and a MA in Elementary Education from the University of the Cumberlands. She also received a Rank I and National Board Certification. After 10 years of teaching in the public school systems, Tonya followed God's call on her life to be a stay-at-home wife and mother. She has enjoyed home educating her children for the last 10 years and looks forward to what God has to teach them in the future.