Yesterday was Aunties funeral. She looked beautiful. I am so thankful to know that she loved the Lord and is at home with Him now. It all went very well and it was nice to see cousins and other relatives that we only get to see at times like this. I'm thankful Michael was able to get the day off from work and go with us.
On a happier note, my two nephews are a part of the Orono Fire Department. My youngest nephew, is the Captain. He took our family on a tour of the fire department, gave us a little class on fire safety, and then we all got to go on a trip around Orono in the HUGE fire truck. It was pretty cool :o)
Today, the girls are babysitting and I am home catching up on laundry and normal Monday things that didn't get done yesterday.
It's only 17 more days until Kelli & Chet get married! I can't believe how fast time goes by and children grow up. Seems like only yesterday she was a little newborn, now she's a grown woman, ready to become a wife. It's a bittersweet time for sure. I'm praying that if the Lord see'd fit, I'll be a grandma this time next year. How fun is that? I can't wait!!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Auntie is gone
My oldest brother called me last night to inform me that our favorite *Auntie* had passed away :o( She just turned 88 a few weeks ago. She was never able to have children of her own, so she loved all her neices and nephews very much and always did special things for each one of us. She will be greatly missed by many. Rest in peace Auntie!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Praise!
Last Saturday morning, we were sitting around the living room reading our Bibles when all of a sudden Michael got up, grabbed his heart, and headed for the bathroom. No one noticed this except Kristina. A few minutes later, Michael called me into the bathroom. There he sat, shaking, sweating profusely, and white as a ghost! He said he was having chest pains and for me to call 911, which I did immediately. Minutes later, the ambulance was here whisking my husband off to the hospital.
The girls and I follwed. I called our pastor, and some close friends and asked them to pray. Once we arrived at the hospital, I was taken back to ICU where they had Michael hooked up to all kinds of machines. They were doing blood work, putting in an IV, and doing an EKG.
Our pastors daughter and son came and stayed with the girls out in the waiting room. They were so sweet. They brought us some food and something to drink. It really helped the girls, having their friends there for comfort, and encouragement. Chet & Kelli came from St. Cloud to be with us. It meant so much to me to have all my girls with me during this time. They all left to go get some lunch and then I sent them home. I stayed with Michael.
One of the elders came and stayed with us for a couple hours. He prayed with and for us, and read scripture. It was very comforting and thoughtful.
They monitored Michael for the next 12 hours, doing blood work and updated EKG's. Everything checked out OK and he was released to go home about 9:00 p.m. I never felt so good driving my husband home. The girls were thrilled to have their daddy home.
I am so thankful to have my husband. He is a wonderful, godly man who loves the Lord and his family. I am just so grateful that God allowed him to remain here was us and not take him home.
The girls and I follwed. I called our pastor, and some close friends and asked them to pray. Once we arrived at the hospital, I was taken back to ICU where they had Michael hooked up to all kinds of machines. They were doing blood work, putting in an IV, and doing an EKG.
Our pastors daughter and son came and stayed with the girls out in the waiting room. They were so sweet. They brought us some food and something to drink. It really helped the girls, having their friends there for comfort, and encouragement. Chet & Kelli came from St. Cloud to be with us. It meant so much to me to have all my girls with me during this time. They all left to go get some lunch and then I sent them home. I stayed with Michael.
One of the elders came and stayed with us for a couple hours. He prayed with and for us, and read scripture. It was very comforting and thoughtful.
They monitored Michael for the next 12 hours, doing blood work and updated EKG's. Everything checked out OK and he was released to go home about 9:00 p.m. I never felt so good driving my husband home. The girls were thrilled to have their daddy home.
I am so thankful to have my husband. He is a wonderful, godly man who loves the Lord and his family. I am just so grateful that God allowed him to remain here was us and not take him home.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Photo Shoot
Friday, August 13, 2010
A day at the fair
Yesterday the girls and I went to the fair. A couple of families we know and love were singing there, so we went and listened. We ended up spending the whole day there! It was sooooooo hot and muggy. The heat index was 102!! Even though we were hot and sticky, we had a great time with our friends. I didn't get any pictures because I didn't want to carry our camera around all day in the heat. Michael met us there after he got off from work. We ended up have to leave an hour later because a tornado and severe thunderstorms were headed straight for us. Thankfully, we made it home safe and sound.
Next week, the girls will be singing at our county fair. I hope they place so they get a little money to save up for the new instruments they want. I will definitely take pictures when they are singing :o)
Next week, the girls will be singing at our county fair. I hope they place so they get a little money to save up for the new instruments they want. I will definitely take pictures when they are singing :o)
Monday, August 9, 2010
Bridal Shower
Yesterday was Kelli's bridal shower. It went really well. We had a Kentucky Derby style tea party with dresses and BIG hats :o) The girls and I made homemade raspberry white chocolate and cranberry orange scones. Boy were they YUMMY!! We also had fresh fruit, a variety of cheeses & crackers, fruit tarts, truffles, a varierty of teas and lemonade. Kelli sure got a lot of wonderful gifts. As of today, it's only *39* more days until her wedding! My baby is all grown up. I am so happy for her though.
Friday, August 6, 2010
"You're Missing Out"
How do you know that you want to train to keep a home if you’ve never tried to do anything else?
It seems a logical question to ask in our relativistic culture -why make one choice before you’ve tried out all of the others? By not going to college, aren’t you narrowing your options -by choosing to go one direction, aren’t you forsaking other options?
Well, yes.
But isn’t that the nature of making choices?
When I chose to stay at home instead of going to college… I chose to forsake certain life experiences. I didn’t move out at eighteen, nor am I planning to move out at twenty-one. I didn’t move cross-country to experience life apart from my family. I chose not to see myself solely as an individual, but, instead, to embrace my identity within the context of my family (and within the broader context of the body of believers), and that choice did narrow my horizons professionally… considerably.
When I chose courtship instead of dating… I chose not to invest time in every young man who manifests a mutual attraction. I didn’t go on my first date, didn’t have my first kiss after a breathless first date. I chose not to bring my boyfriend home from college and introduce him to Mom and Dad after I’d already made up my mind about him.
In fact, I chose to make all of my major life-decisions in conjunction with my parents -I don’t just forge ahead without consulting them on the big things (so I might buy that pair of shoes, but I didn’t start an English class without consulting them first).
I “missed out” on those things.
But sometimes, I think of other things I may have missed out on had I made different choices.
I think about how I would have been away from my family, at least during the four years when my little brothers -now six, three, two, and one -were growing and changing so much. I would have missed out on the special moments that I share with them.
And I think about how I might have missed out on the daily lessons I have been able to learn from my family -on being consistently discipled by my mother and to be challenged by my father. I would have missed out on being part of our church’s tight-knit covenant community.
I might have missed out on giving my very first kiss to the man I’m going to spend the rest of my life with (although I’m still not sold on having it in front of everyone at the altar! ). And I may have missed out on experiencing so many “firsts” with him, and on going into a marriage, Lord willing, transferring from one fruitful family environment and beginning another. Whoever that future husband may be, I’m looking forward to embarking on that journey with him.
I missed out on punching the clock in my first job. And I missed out on that big promotion that may have made my day. I missed out on spending my days at a college university.
And, perhaps, in an alternate universe, I may have missed out on teaching my brother Asher how to read. I may have missed out on getting to know my mother better these days than I’ve ever gotten to know her before, and appreciating things about her that I may never have noticed without the time I’ve been able to spend with her. I may have missed out on finding my place in this home and loving and learning within the context of my family -
My beautiful family!
We’re always making choices -we can’t possibly have it all, despite what the culture has told us. Stay-at-home daughters miss out on being college gals. College gals miss out on being stay-at-home daughters. And I could have chosen differently than I did… but I didn’t. And the further I travel along this path, the more I’m loving the choice I made.
By God’s grace, although I don’t have it all, I have enough. I have everything I need and most of what I desire (though I know Prince Charming won’t make my life perfect, he’ll be a welcome addition whenever he does get here -you understand ).
I was not afraid to make choices, and you shouldn’t be either. Embrace the calling that the Lord has put on your life fearlessly, in spite of what you’ve been told you’re “giving up.” Because, when it all comes down to it -in my humble opinion -you’re giving up those other things for something infinitely more precious.
And that’s a treasure that we truly don’t want to miss.
Jasmine
About The Author
Jasmine is the oldest of Voddie and Bridget Baucham’s six children. She is a homeschool graduate who enjoys studying and writing about areas as varied as theology, philosophy, political science, art, film and culture. She is also an aspiring author who currently lives at home where she continues to assist her father in his research, is completing a degree in English literature, writing a book based on her blog, Joyfully at Home, and is blessed to assist her mother with the care of her younger siblings.
It seems a logical question to ask in our relativistic culture -why make one choice before you’ve tried out all of the others? By not going to college, aren’t you narrowing your options -by choosing to go one direction, aren’t you forsaking other options?
Well, yes.
But isn’t that the nature of making choices?
When I chose to stay at home instead of going to college… I chose to forsake certain life experiences. I didn’t move out at eighteen, nor am I planning to move out at twenty-one. I didn’t move cross-country to experience life apart from my family. I chose not to see myself solely as an individual, but, instead, to embrace my identity within the context of my family (and within the broader context of the body of believers), and that choice did narrow my horizons professionally… considerably.
When I chose courtship instead of dating… I chose not to invest time in every young man who manifests a mutual attraction. I didn’t go on my first date, didn’t have my first kiss after a breathless first date. I chose not to bring my boyfriend home from college and introduce him to Mom and Dad after I’d already made up my mind about him.
In fact, I chose to make all of my major life-decisions in conjunction with my parents -I don’t just forge ahead without consulting them on the big things (so I might buy that pair of shoes, but I didn’t start an English class without consulting them first).
I “missed out” on those things.
But sometimes, I think of other things I may have missed out on had I made different choices.
I think about how I would have been away from my family, at least during the four years when my little brothers -now six, three, two, and one -were growing and changing so much. I would have missed out on the special moments that I share with them.
And I think about how I might have missed out on the daily lessons I have been able to learn from my family -on being consistently discipled by my mother and to be challenged by my father. I would have missed out on being part of our church’s tight-knit covenant community.
I might have missed out on giving my very first kiss to the man I’m going to spend the rest of my life with (although I’m still not sold on having it in front of everyone at the altar! ). And I may have missed out on experiencing so many “firsts” with him, and on going into a marriage, Lord willing, transferring from one fruitful family environment and beginning another. Whoever that future husband may be, I’m looking forward to embarking on that journey with him.
I missed out on punching the clock in my first job. And I missed out on that big promotion that may have made my day. I missed out on spending my days at a college university.
And, perhaps, in an alternate universe, I may have missed out on teaching my brother Asher how to read. I may have missed out on getting to know my mother better these days than I’ve ever gotten to know her before, and appreciating things about her that I may never have noticed without the time I’ve been able to spend with her. I may have missed out on finding my place in this home and loving and learning within the context of my family -
My beautiful family!
We’re always making choices -we can’t possibly have it all, despite what the culture has told us. Stay-at-home daughters miss out on being college gals. College gals miss out on being stay-at-home daughters. And I could have chosen differently than I did… but I didn’t. And the further I travel along this path, the more I’m loving the choice I made.
By God’s grace, although I don’t have it all, I have enough. I have everything I need and most of what I desire (though I know Prince Charming won’t make my life perfect, he’ll be a welcome addition whenever he does get here -you understand ).
I was not afraid to make choices, and you shouldn’t be either. Embrace the calling that the Lord has put on your life fearlessly, in spite of what you’ve been told you’re “giving up.” Because, when it all comes down to it -in my humble opinion -you’re giving up those other things for something infinitely more precious.
And that’s a treasure that we truly don’t want to miss.
Jasmine
About The Author
Jasmine is the oldest of Voddie and Bridget Baucham’s six children. She is a homeschool graduate who enjoys studying and writing about areas as varied as theology, philosophy, political science, art, film and culture. She is also an aspiring author who currently lives at home where she continues to assist her father in his research, is completing a degree in English literature, writing a book based on her blog, Joyfully at Home, and is blessed to assist her mother with the care of her younger siblings.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Birthday Boy
Humidity.......UGH!!!!
The last several days have been horribly humid! Since we don't have central air, there is NO WAY we can sleep upstairs. It is so hot up there, you can barely breathe. We do have a wall unit air conditioner on the main floor in the dining room, thankfully! So, every night, the girls drag their pillows and mattresses down to the dining room to sleep. I get the couch and Michael has been sleeping on the futon mattress next to me in the living room. We are hoping and PRAYING for some cooler weather to come soon!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
New Appliances
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