Friday, May 31, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Happy Birthday LUKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I looked down at the wet little bundle with adoration in my
eyes, and gratitude in my heart. I
couldn't believe it, I was holding my baby! He lay on my chest, his big blue
eyes looking around, and no one tried to tear him from my arms, he wasn't
rolled away in a shinny plastic bed, no tubes or wires hooked to his tiny
body. I was home, in my own room, my own
bed; holding my own baby. It was a
blessing I had hardly dared hope for!
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| David in the NICU |
A little over 3 years earlier, on January 10th, 2009, our
oldest son David was born, 6 1/2 weeks pre-term. Our carefully laid plans for a quiet home
birth were shattered, and David would spend the first 2 weeks of his life in an
incubator, with tubs and wires, at the NICU.
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| Scotty just days be for we brought him home! |
Fast forward 1 year, March 10th, 2010, our second son, Scotty arrived unexpectedly 8
weeks pre-term. Once again my baby was
swept from my arms within minutes of being born and whisked away to the NICU,
where he would subsequently spend the first month of his life.
With 2 pre-term births in my history, it was a difficult
decision to choose a home birth midwife for our third pregnancy. After much prayer and discussion we decided
to trust that God was bigger than circumstance, and perfectly in control. If he willed it, our precious 3rd child could
go to term and be born at home!
Our midwife was/is amazing! With over 20 years of experience helping mom's with a histor
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| My baby, born at home! 05/31/2012 |
In order to birth our baby at home I had to make it to
36weeks. So far the closest I'd every
gotten during a pregnancy was 34weeks.
We counted out the weeks and circled the day that marked 36 weeks on the
calendar. And then we waited. The month
of May was hard for me. I trusted that
God's will would be perfect, and our baby would be born in his time and in the
place of his choosing. And yet I wanted
the joy and peace of a home birth sooooo badly!
Every tiny contraction, ache, or pain, very nearly sent me into panic
that the baby would be born early. But
slowly the "magic" day grew closer and closer.
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| Luke about 1 week old. |
At 36 weeks, 2 days, Luke Harold Jorgensen entered the
world. After just 2 1/2 hours of labor I
joyfully gave birth to our third son, at HOME!
Oh, the joy of holding my baby for the first time could only be matched
by the inexplicable joy of knowing he wouldn't be torn from my arms, or spend
the first few weeks of his life in the hospital!
I give all praise and honor to God for bringing him to
term. As I cuddled, in my own bed, with
my precious baby just hours after his birth slowly drifting off to sleep I
rejoiced in my precious Lords grace and mercy!
Now, 1 year later I remember and rejoice again at his grace
and providence.
Praise the Lord most high!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| All our boys at the park this spring :) |
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Enjoying Our Children
It's so very easy to forget what blessings these little people are! This last week a friend of mines little 5mo old daughter lost her fight for life . . . Little Addie was born 3 months premature and everyday of her life here on earth was full of pain and fight for her every breath. As I grieve with my friend and her family I am painfully reminded of how often I get annoyed or short tempered with my little blessings. I was reminded that life is fleeting and every moment is precious. We don't know how long God has placed these little ones in our charge for. As a mother, who feels her call to be home with my children, I realize that these precious, eternal souls are my occupation The house work, the dishes, laundry, even the discipline only exists as a way to train and love these little ones. Pointing them to Christ should be my main aim. In light of eternity does it really mater that I had dirty dishes sitting on the counter most of the time, or that I was never caught up on laundry? So my house isn't perfect, there are toys scattered across the living room floor, dirty smudges on the walls and little finger prints on all my windows! Children live here. Sweet, precious, ETERNAL souls! So today, in the midst of folding laundry and washing the never ending pile of dirty dishes I challenge you to take a minute to hug your children let them know how much they mean to you, and the Lord. God Bless!
~ Lydia
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Delighting In Your Man
I recently had the honor and privilege of sharing a few thoughts on marriage at a friends personal shower; it was a convicting experience for me! I still, daily, need reminders like this. I hope these thoughts can be a blessing to all who read them :)
~ Lydia
of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
~ Lydia
Delighting
in Your Man
You've waited, prayed and kept yourself for this man. The day you marry him will be one of
wonder and delight, but as those moments fades into memories never forget to
delight in this man you chose.
Elizabeth Elliot says in "Let Me Be a Woman", "You hear the call, you answer, you
accept the task, you enter into it willingly and eagerly. You commit yourself to its disciplines and responsibilities,
and limitations, and privileges. You
concentrate on it, giving yourself to it day after day in a life long
'Yes'. Having said 'yes' to the man who
asked you to marry him, you go on saying 'yes' to marriage."
Saying "yes" to marriage is a daily privilege and
at times requires great effort. But
striving to delight in your man is one of the most powerful things you can do
for your marriage!
Principles of Delight
(or practical application):
1) Never quench the spirit of delight and wonder
you experience at the sound of his voice!
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains,
skipping upon the hills.
Song of Solomon 2:8&9
2) Know why you love/chose this man, and never
forget it!
Song of Solomon 5:9-16
- Make a list
(write it down)
- Tell him! (the
spoken word is powerful)
- Show him (actions
reinforce your words)
- Tell others
(there is nothing wrong with bragging up your man!)
- Tell your
children (there is nothing more powerful in the life of a child than knowing
their mama adores daddy)
3) Love on him!
1st Corinthians 7:1-5
Men need physical
affection, more so than we as woman, never let your ministry of love be lacking
in this area, there is no better way to show your man how much you delight in
him!
4) Listen to his
concerns and preferences
In household matters we tend to think we are all knowing and
he is not. God will bless you as you
show your delight to your husband by choosing to honor his requests or
preferences in your home, in food, clothing, media (both if he is more strict
or more lenient than you)
In Closing:
Jealously Guard his Love
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love
is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals
of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Many waters can not quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a
man would give all the sustenance
of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Song of Solomon 8:6&7
- Keep his confidence
- Encourage him
- Submit
- Show honor in the small things
- Brag on him
- Lavish him with Affection
- Always be physically available for him
- Initiate
You are now the
keeper of his heart!
As you nurture your
wonder and awe of the man God created for you, lavish him with your delight
and let him know how
much you treasure the gift of his heart.
Never let him wonder!
Be
"proactive".
Don't be afraid of
letting EVERYONE know how much you DELIGHT in
YOUR MAN!
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