Here is my first post in the "All About Me" catagory.

Name: Michelle PolishLastNameski

Age: 35

B-day: February

Location: Ohio

Husband: Associate Pastor in our hometown

Children: 5 (4 girls and 1 boy) (Ages: 14, 11, 8, 5, 2)

Notes: Both my husband and I got saved when our youngest was 1 year old. We were invited to a baptist church by some good friends of ours. I couldn't go because I had a job at the time, so my husband went. My husband was a former rock dude, having played in bands for several years. He had his hair down to his waist up until 2 weeks before our wedding. He just wasn't the church type. He went and later that evening, when I saw him, his whole countenance was so different from what I had ever seen before. He was glowing. I knew I had to go to this church. The following Wednesday I went. It seemed as if the Pastor was speaking directly to me. All the things I was struggling with we addressed. I knew at that time that I needed to learn more.

For about a month we continued to go to church, when one evening some church members stopped by our house. I remember I was watching Melrose Place on TV. They just stopped in for a minute and left a Bible track. After they left, I sat there reading God's plan of salvation for the first time. I just didn't know all of this information even though I had gone to church off and on for most of my life. Right then I gave my life to the Lord. That was in November, and that Christmas was spectacular for both my husband and me even though he wasn't saved yet.

Then in January, our Pastor came to our home and my dh accepted Christ and we all cried together. Two weeks later we were baptized with our dear friends who had invited us to church with them. They too were new.

It wasn't long afterwards that my husband said he felt called to the ministry. At first I was dead set against it. I didn't want to leave my home and family and move away so he could go to Bible college. But shortly after my second daughter was born, the Lord changed my heart. We had had time to grow in the Lord, and spend an amazing amounts of time with our dear friends. Sometimes all night, talking about God and praising Him for our salvation.

We moved to Bible College in 1998 (January 1st to be exact). We moved all the way to Minnesota. We spent the next 4 1/2 years there while my husband got his bachelors degree. After that we moved to Illinois where my husband was a Youth Pastor. It was then that we realized we didn't agree with Youth Ministry, so we had to leave that position. We moved back to Ohio, where my husband had a normal job for awhile and obtained his Master of Arts degree through a seminary in Iowa that he traveled to to take classes a few times a year.

Then we were blessed when he was offered a position as Associate Pastor right here in our home town. He is in Iowa right now taking a class towards his Master of Divinity degree. We hope he will finish this up within the next two years.

I am a pretty simple girl who loves old fashioned skills and ways. This summer I had my first garden ever and canned for the first time ever. Today I canned tomatoes for the first time. I love to freezer cook and make homemade mixes for muffins, pancakes and my specialty... BISCUITS!!! (with homemade strawberry jam that I canned!!!)

As you can tell, I homeschool, always have and always plan to. I love my family so so much. There is no place I would rather be than right here with them everyday. I want them to always be close to me even when they are grown. We talk about creating a family homestead someday. That is my one true dream. I am very proud of my daughters, they are all modest by choice and have beautiful hearts too.

My favorite books ever are the Harry Potter series. I truely do not see ANYTHING wrong with them. I know some do, but to each his own.  I recently finished the last in the series.

I love to sew, but only from my own patterns. I make a lot of skirts & dolls. I cherish giving homemade gifts and look forward to Christmas time when I can do so. Look for posts on this in the future.

I am starting a homeschool group. I love to talk with other homeschool moms. 

Well that is all for now. You can check out my daughters blog by scrolling down a few posts to see the website address.

Michelle 

Oh, one more thing. I don't really like to write. This could have been REALLY long with lots of details, but I just can't stand typing that much. Now if you want to hear all the details, come over for tea sometime!