tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261810302011-06-08T00:03:20.850-05:00Married for 6 1/2 years... 3 children: Jack, Isabel, and Schaeffer... our friends and family: YOU!Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722312700234291256noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-4576453214908219972008-03-15T22:14:00.003-05:002008-03-15T22:52:37.250-05:00

Wow- I'm embarrassed at my long break from posting. Life is full, not much sleep, but so much joy to be had. Yes, now there is five of us crazy Baylors. Schaeffer Ezra Baylor was born on December 6, 2007 at 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20 inches. I survived my 3rd c-section with flying colors. He is complete sweetness; you can see it in his face. Isabel just turned 2 years old last month. Jack is the

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903734449761725322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-9377015359571035842007-11-08T18:32:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:34:42.998-05:00

For those who are interested, I have a few recent posts on the Penny University blog on biblical manhood and womanhood.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722312700234291256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-29692000682590421162007-08-23T22:15:00.000-05:002007-08-23T22:28:22.829-05:00

So here are some notes from my class.This is all from Mary Kassian. She has written numerous books on the subject. I hope this is as powerful for you reading it as it was me listening. So freeing to think of God's idea of manhood and womanhood when you can understand how it works together. Anyway, the good stuff:10 myths that the church believes that distorts our view of man and woman:1.)"Some

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903734449761725322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-58710806356082349682007-08-23T21:57:00.001-05:002007-08-23T22:12:54.504-05:00

Well our summer plans ended up being filled with wonderful friends from Boston (the Joneses and KC) and a big move. We found a house, asked a friend to live with us who was moving here from Boston and would you believe it all came to be. Anyway, the house is amazing. So much more than I was praying for and thanks to Anne (our roomie) we all get to enjoy it together. She has her own floor, then

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903734449761725322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-23829907952039315402007-07-01T12:14:00.001-05:002007-07-01T12:14:19.761-05:00

Oh my gosh! Millie is on YouTube!

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722312700234291256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-40211467156842085102007-07-01T11:59:00.001-05:002007-07-01T11:59:49.445-05:00

Any of you who knew Millie should appreciate this video, I'm sure. Ok, so I'm definitely not making this up. I typed in "Chesapeake Bay Retriever" in the YouTube search. The second video was this one. Millie's new owner is a surfer, kayaker, lives close to the beach. Also, the man in the video calls the chessie "Millie". I'm telling you, this has got to be our Millie. We were like, no way. It was

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722312700234291256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-62329746653691674272007-05-18T20:06:00.000-05:002007-05-18T20:12:54.332-05:00

Oh my, so much has happened. The biggest news is we are having a third child! I have been very excited all along which has been great. Unlike the first two when I was in shock for the first week almost and then excited. But I have been rather sick. So much so that Josh has taken over in the evenings. I am feeling much better, so hopefully the nausea is subsiding. Josh has almost finished the

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903734449761725322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-66617781985550524252007-03-25T09:50:00.000-05:002007-03-25T10:20:55.657-05:00

Well the highlights since it has been a while from my last post. We went to my dear friends wedding March 10th- I was the matron of honor and Jack was a ringbearer. He has become quite the professional at walking down the aisle- maybe I could rent him out. Just kidding! I have to find humor in 4 weddings this year- crazy. So we drive to Little Rock and saw my parents, sister, niece, and

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903734449761725322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-30713178484155653592007-02-10T14:32:00.000-05:002007-02-10T15:07:37.643-05:00

Isabel's first birthday has come and gone. It is so weird that she is already one; mostly because this time last year we were living in Boston with our dear friends. My parents were here which was such a nice treat for the celebration. They really helped us out with things around the house: Dad fixing things, Mom reorganizing the kids room, and then treating us with gifts. Mom stayed a few extra

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903734449761725322noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-47435489617279386182007-01-23T22:00:00.000-05:002007-01-24T08:29:10.456-05:00

We just returned from our trip to Boston. Our amazing friends, Melissa and Stacey, gave us a car and shared their home with us to make it happen. I tried to soak up every moment of our friends, the city, Oasis church, Jack and Cavin playing and meeting Noah and good food. We had seafood at the Barking Crab, chocolate from Burdick's, cappuccino from Vittoria, Italian subs from Victor's, and

Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903734449761725322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-54927128615455575002007-01-06T10:17:00.000-05:002007-01-07T13:24:45.714-05:00

The past month and a half has been quite a celebration with Josh's parents coming to visit, Christmas, and then our trip to Passion in Atlanta. I had great expectations for Passion (as it was my first conference) and God far exceeded that. Seeing our Oasis family was even sweeter than I imagined it to be. I cried pretty intensely when I saw Shelley for the first time. I know- no surprise really.

Joshnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1165252520166924282006-12-04T12:03:00.000-05:002006-12-04T12:15:20.220-05:00

We made it! We have finished one semester of seminary. I say "we" because it is a team effort for sure even though Josh is the only one attending classes.We had a great thanksgiving celebration. We had hoped some of his coworkers might come over but it ended up just being the four of us. We made the whole meal for the first time ever. Josh cooked an amazing turkey (again- his tradition for the

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1162866313896033522006-11-06T21:19:00.000-05:002006-11-06T21:27:14.350-05:00

Thanks Carrie for encouraging me to be more specific about what God is doing. I thought I would post those specifics.So here is what I said in a previous post and then I'll explain: "I am excited to be back in Louisville. God has really been working in me about being thankful for all the gifts he has given us here." I have realized that I am so quick to say how much I miss Boston to others and so

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1162447228827922062006-11-02T00:55:00.000-05:002006-11-02T01:00:28.826-05:00

We dressed the kids up last night for some pictures. We didn't go out because we were exhausted from all our trips. Plus two weeks ago Jack saw a kid in a scary costume and he freaked out so I figured trick-o-treating wasn't a good idea. Jack was Thomas the train (he loves trains) and Isabel was a ladybug. I had fun playing dress up with them. We had another milestone yesterday. Jack pooped in

Megnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1162353400766755412006-10-31T22:23:00.000-05:002006-11-02T00:54:23.510-05:00

October has been a whirlwind. The kids got really sick, so we went to the seminary clinic and got some antibiotics and they got better just this past week. We spent the last two weekends driving to weddings. First was Julie's , Josh's sister, wedding in Kansas City. Everyone but Isabel had a role in this wedding. Jack was the bellringer, Josh and I read scripture, and Josh played some worship

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1160013932932117702006-10-04T20:36:00.000-05:002006-10-07T19:35:48.590-05:00

In the past week and a half we have had lots of sickness and "interuption" from normal life. Isabel had an allergic reaction to something and got red splotches all over. She was fussy and itchy for two days but then it calmed down. Jack got another cold or something. Thankfully I have been well for the most part. Josh went to the Desiring God Conference in Minneapolis last weekend (and met Brent

Megnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1159073138395781592006-09-23T23:01:00.000-05:002006-10-04T21:23:49.720-05:00

Isabel has two bottom teeth. She has been fussy the past two days- ultra sensitive. This week we had an amazing answer to prayer. Our car was turning off while you were driving it and so we took it to a mechanic that was suggested to us. Well, come to find out the ignition was bad and being recalled so we took it to a Honda dealership and got it fixed for free. We were so thankful! So that was

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1158371480574080262006-09-15T20:21:00.000-05:002006-09-15T21:40:54.746-05:00

It was a surprisingly rough week emotionally yet God is so gracious. I know I say that alot, but God continues to show me grace. Our friends- Brent and Sharla Jones- had their second child last Sunday- Noah Clark Jones weighed in at 10 pounds 2 ounces and the mom did it all naturally! God is amazing to give Sharla that strenth. He is a handsome big "little" man- look at his picture above with

Megnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1157821166292764722006-09-09T11:20:00.000-05:002006-09-20T09:17:41.633-05:00

I am in constant prayer for my Oasis family. The Hunts who are flying to Arkansas today- officially beginning their journey separate from Boston and Oasis. The Joneses who are waiting for Noah to be born and the many changes that are taking place for them as a family and a church; muchless the constant goodbyes they have said in the past few months. The Latimers who are in Colorado now and

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1157427038224791242006-09-04T22:06:00.000-05:002006-09-04T22:36:13.830-05:00

My father-in-law is riding with a group from the Christian Firefighters Association across the country. Did I mention he is on a bicycle?! He is in amazing shape to say the least. They started in San Francisco on August 1st and will end on September 11th in D.C. to ride in a parade honoring firefighters. Well he happened to be close to us in Kentucky this last weekend so we drove to Harrodsburg

Megnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1156474525612679872006-08-24T21:26:00.000-05:002006-08-24T21:58:11.240-05:00

Last weekend Jack turned 2. It was our first big celebration after living here for 2 1/2 months, so I was really missing our family in Boston. I blew some balloons and that was a huge hit with Jack. We gave him a Mr. Potato Head and a child sized guitar. He is having fun putting the potato together but especially playing the guitar. He has certain songs (unrecognizable but definitely songs of

Megnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1155746498976681802006-08-16T10:57:00.000-05:002006-08-17T07:55:28.133-05:00

Josh started seminary yesterday. He is taking Greek, Church History, Theology of Worship, and Hermeneutics. It was certainly exciting for us all since we moved our lives here for school. Josh came home mentally tired but with so much energy for all that is ahead. We sat at the dinner table for a while listening to all the things he had already learned and will get to experience for the semester.

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1154551297459200812006-08-02T15:06:00.000-05:002006-08-02T16:56:40.643-05:00

I started the inevitable of potty-training Jack. It all began days and days ago on Monday (at least that seems long ago). Jack fought the change at first. He saw me take out his child sized toilet seat from the cabinet so that afternoon I walked past the bathroom and saw him putting the toilet seat back in the cabinet. He obviously decided he was done learning!No victories until the afternoon

Megnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1153760593117291332006-07-24T11:43:00.000-05:002006-07-24T12:03:13.126-05:00

As I continue to read Edith Schaeffer's The Hidden Art of Homemaking, I am amazed of God and the creativity I can read about in the Word and experience with my own hands. I have been spurred on to create more in the home and it is so fulfilling. I am in the process of making drapes for the kids room (so they might sleep longer without the sun shining in their beds)- we'll see if it works but so

Megnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1152736827442113062006-07-12T15:18:00.000-05:002006-07-12T15:56:06.703-05:00

Lots of lessons being learned in our house. Jack is learning about time-out and consequences of disobedience, Isabel is learning to read (just kidding of course)- she is learning the simple joys of life, Josh is learning about spiritual disciplines as he takes a summer class, and I am learning to get over myself. I praise God that He has put us in a path to meet some Godly families; one of those

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1150081892666412142006-06-11T21:52:00.000-05:002006-06-12T07:14:23.716-05:00

Josh and I took the family to the zoo on Friday. I think the last time I went to the zoo was high school. Jack was in complete wonder at everything he saw. He said "See, look!" about 50 times or more. Isabel slept and ate as if it+ was no big thing to be hanging out at the zoo for an afternoon. I love her approach to life- go with the flow. We saw some crazy things- frogs with huge eyes, an

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1149651952135502622006-06-06T22:31:00.000-05:002006-06-08T22:37:00.623-05:00

We still have lots of boxes to unpack but it is certainly livable in the house now. Our biggest praise is I think we may have found a church. We went to two churches on Sunday one of which was rather formal/traditional and the other we felt quite at home. Everyone was very friendly and praise God we got invited to a community group. We went to the group this evening and it was such a blessing.

Megnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1149198977268363562006-06-01T16:29:00.000-05:002006-06-08T22:34:15.243-05:00

Well we arrived in Louisville last night but I must say it is strange to be back in the South. It almost feels like there is too much space and lots of strangers talking to our kids. Josh and I were glad to have time in the car to process this life change. We cried hard and laughed some and consoled our kids as they braved long days in the car. As we drove out on Monday, I continually had to

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1148874561603702672006-05-28T22:48:00.000-05:002006-06-08T22:32:17.390-05:00

Dear friends and family,We are joyful to announce Isabel Ruth is a healthy(!) baby and we are getting more sleep at night. Josh has had the opportunity to teach the past few months in our church on 2 Timothy. This experience has stretched us and challenged us to go deeper in the Word and in our relationships. We continue to open our home on Sunday morning to deepen our relationships and invite

Joshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1148690033710761652006-05-26T19:20:00.000-05:002006-05-26T19:33:53.723-05:00

For about two weeks we had a furry friend in our house. We named him Jerry! Jerry the mouse was very bold and would come out around the same time every night whether the lights were out or not. He loved our house I'm afraid to say. I even saw him jumping in the doorway of our bedroom. Needless to say I was anxious to kill the mouse and feel the freedom to walk barefoot again. I bought a "girl

Megnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1146803640701342412006-05-04T23:28:00.000-05:002006-05-07T21:28:22.113-05:00

Josh and I had the most wonderful evening. I just went to my first Red Sox game and it was amazing. It truly is a Boston experience in every way. We had standing room only tickets but we ended up with great seats for the last 3 innings. This lady came up to us and said she and her husband were leaving and we could have their seats. It was great! I drank a soda fountain coke which is my favorite

Megnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1146339965197288892006-04-29T14:26:00.000-05:002006-05-02T21:47:19.113-05:00

This has been an eventful week in our house. Filled with planning for our move to Louisville (trying to downsize) and the adventures of parenthood. Jack has certainly entered toddlerhood which for us means dealing with tantrums and laughing. He is certainly testing out the waters and we are drawing our lines as hard as we can. All in the same moment, he is making us laugh with his communication.

Megnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1146336129834621912006-04-29T13:36:00.000-05:002006-04-29T13:42:09.833-05:00

Jack loves shoes, and he loves wearing shoes. In fact, his favorite word is socks. So this is Jack playing in my shoes.

Megnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1145371467086351012006-04-18T09:43:00.000-05:002006-04-30T10:53:03.653-05:00

"Oh, praise the One who paid my debt, who raised this life up from the dead!" The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is the power of the Gospel for those who believe.Here's a picture of us at our Easter brunch with the Oasis Church... beautiful!

Joshnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181030.post-1145119754611519312006-04-15T11:30:00.000-05:002006-04-15T11:57:15.933-05:00

Meg and I would like this blog site to be a place for our friends and family to learn more about the life of our family. Obviously, this site can not replace the value of real, live human interaction, but I think it can be a way for the people we love to know more of who we are, whether you're seeing recent pictures we've taken, reading about our stories, our future plans or our thoughts and

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