Thank You to America's Military!

Since it’s July 4^th weekend, I figured I would do a post in tribute to not only America’s great men and women in uniform, but also to my family and friends who have served, or are serving.

God has put his hand of blessing on our military ever since 1776, and Praise God, we have not lost a major war since the founding of this great nation!

I want to give a shout out to several of the men I know in the military.

First and foremost- My grandfather, Earl Young Baine, Sr. Who instilled in our family- whether through actually teaching his boys, or through his boys teaching us grandkids-That you have a duty to serve your country, and to do so proudly! I’m so proud of my grandfather who served as an Army MP during WWII under Gen. Patton.

Second- My Great-Grandfather on my mother’s side, Samuel Henry Roof, PFC US Navy WWII. He also instilled in our family a pride for our country.

These two men were great Patriots, and proud Americans. They are greatly missed by both families, but we children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren strive to make them proud every day by continuing their legacy.

We are three generations deep with military men in the Baine family. My dad, my uncle, and two of my cousins have served. I’m so very proud of all of you.

On my mother’s side, my 2^nd-cousin, is getting ready to graduate from Basic Training next month so that he can serve our country in the Marines. He has made us all very proud.

I have several friends who are serving in many branches of the military as well, and to each of them, I say ‘Thank you’. Your service means a lot to me, and even though America doesn’t say it nearly enough, it means a lot to our country as well. Thank you for giving of yourselves in such an awesome way!

You have all put your stitch in time. Thank you.

What an experience!

Hi All!

I haven't posted in almost a year *slaps hand*.

Hopefully, I can start posting more often, but let me fill you in on what an amazing experience I got to be a part of a couple of weeks ago----

Take a step back in time with me to the morning of April 12, 1861. You live in Mt Pleasant, SC. You are awakened out of a sound sleep, it's about 4:30am. You wonder what it was that woke you, then you hear it again, the dreaded sound that you have been hearing everyone talk about since the South Carolina congress convened on December 21, 1860 to sign the Declaration of Secession. It's cannon fire! You rush to your balcony to see if you can see the cannons. You can't see them, but you can see the fire lighting the palm trees as the rounds are coming out of the barrels, you can see the smoke, you hear the yell of "FIRE!" and then feel the bone-shaking blast of the cannon.
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That is what I got to experience last month exactly 150 years to the day. It was such an experience. Many reporters called it a somber commemoration. In many ways it was. There was no 'Rebel yell'. There were no shouts of 'Hurrah'.
These were men, many of whom were descendants of the men who died in the War of Northern Aggression, commemorating the shots that tore our nation apart 150 years ago. I over heard one man telling his wife later in the day, with tears in his eyes, what an experience it was. How he could feel his relatives blood flowing through his veins. Turns out that particular relative had been in the artillery. What an awe inspiring experience for that man!

I was fortunate enough to be able to go down to the Causeway in Mt. Pleasant, SC and watch the men fire the cannons. It was an awesome experience to be able to be a part of a once-in-a-lifetime event, recreating another once-in-a-lifetime event.


The picture above is of Ferguson's Artillery firing on Fort Sumter from the Causeway on the morning of April 12, 2011.

Making a Stitch

I just want to say - PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

You might know, and then again you might not know, that I have a photography business - Pictured Creations. I started it about 4 months ago, and since then I've been wondering how I would be able to advertise.

Well, the Lord provided! A music teacher from long ago called me yesterday and asked if I would do head shots for a drama camp she is teaching next week. In return for me doing the head shots, she is going to let me give out my business card to the families, she will put an ad in the program for the play, and she will let me set up a booth to showcase my work at the performance! WOW!! I am ecstatic! God is so good!

I just had to share how good God is this morning!

Kristin

Starting Out

Hi! Let me tell you a little bit about myself.
My name is Kristin Baine. I love re-enacting the War Between the States (or American Civil War).
I also play the piano for my church and lead the youth choir.
I love to sew, and even have a business - Graceful Boutique, which is part of the reason I named my blog A Stitch in Time.
I also do photography, and have a business in that called Pictured Creations.
I work part-time at a local home school curriculum store - Curriculum Exchange.
And I'm a free-lance wedding coordinator.

I was home schooled K5-12th grade, and enjoyed almost every minute of it. :) When it came time for Algebra, I didn't enjoy it too much.

My life is very busy, and it seems like I have a long life to live, but in the broad expanse of things, my life is just another Stitch in Time.
The Bible says - "A thousand years is as a day, and a day is as a thousand years". What our lives really boil down to is that little dash on the tombstone. Your born (????), you live (-), you die (????). And whether you live for one minute, or one hundred years, every bit of your life fits into that hyphen because, your life is just a stitch in time. So how will you spend your stitch?

Follow me on my journey as I live my Stitch in Time.