Living Life as a Mennonite: quiltings, segregation, forbidden hairstyles + Mennonitisms
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
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We love so many things about our culture, but some things are hard to "get" if you haven't been raised with it. Today we break down some good old fashioned Mennonitisms that may or may not be exlusive to our culture and faith. Join us as we discuss cherished memories, and maybe a few cautions/pitfalls of living life as a Mennonite. Thanks for listening!
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0:00 Jayna and jury duty
5:30 Homemaker Helper
9:50 Let's talk Mennonitisms-- first up browned butter
15:12 Segregation
19:13 Keeping it private
20:30 Dutch blitz and the OTHER Mennonite game
22:45 Dinosaurs are REAL!!??
28:10 Body image and working out
30:00 Trends and forbidden hairstyles
34:25 Sunday roasts and gender reveals
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When you go into something with the attitude of "you are going to hate it," you will hate it. If you go into with an open heart and mind, you might just hate it, but you might just like it or at least find it interesting. I truly believe an open heart and mind opens so many more doors to us.
that's what I though too. lol Honestly I have always wanted to do jury duty lol. Glad she got out of it tho given the time frame
Another tip about photos...take pictures of yourself WITH your kids. I have very few photos with my mom or dad and I noticed that I have tons of photos with my husband and kids together, but not me with my kids when they were little. They might want those when they're older!
Hey Megan and Jayna, I have a suggestion for a new video topic: Coming of age in the Mennonite Community and Church.
For example: Are the young ones expected to follow all the church rules of the church their parents/family attends or only once they themselves become members? Is there a certain age or ceremony to become a member (like baptism)? At what age is dating allowed? Are dating couples allowed to go on dates alone or do they need a chaperone? What are typical topics Mennonite teens get into arguments about with their parents? What arguments did you have with your parents as teens? Are teens allowed to have cell phones? What topics to parents want to limit exposer to and how do they do that?
Cell phones
I’m not Mennonite , but Protestant- grew up in rural Virginia on a farm. After church, we would eat at a grandparent’s house, alternating each Sunday between dad‘s family, and then my mom‘s family. That was when we got to see all our cousins. One grandmother always made either roast chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, or roast beef with carrots, potatoes and gravy, and the other one always fixed fried chicken. Always loads of vegetables. 😊 Great memories.
This described my Great-grandparent's in VA on their farm. All the memories came flooding back!
I worked with a Mennonite woman in a hospital and she was a great friend :). I enjoyed hearing about her lifestyle and she always showed genuine interest in my family as well
Small town southerner here and we totally do the "who are your people" game. Also mostly with my parents generation.
Yes! They want a "who" before they can hear any story... when the story isn't even about the who 😂
Brown butter is very popular in "old school" German cooking and is still the most popular alternative to sauce hollandaise to go with white asparagus, cauliflower or broccoli. My mom usually browns bread crumbs in it. it is also part of many old baking recipes, e.g. christmas Stollen.
Love ditch blitz! And the silent prayer/private faith explains so much to me about some of my family who were raised among Mennonites
Dutch Blitz! Yes! That was our homeschool group's favorite game to play in the 90s. Still love it.
You two are so fun to listen to! Very enjoyable chat. Thanks!
Fellow Adventures in Odessey fan here!
I LOVE listening to it with my son. 😊
This has been one of my favorites! I love this topic. I love knowing what makes people tick, and I am learning so much. Would love more of this topic!
I’m so excited for this one Megan and Jayna💕. You make My daughter’s nap time so fun!💕
My husband is a former Mennonite, and I appreciate your subjects on Mennonite lifestyle, bc it helps me to understand him, and his family better. Thank you!❤
I’ve been looking forward to this since the last episode came out! I’m outside embroidering as I tune in to this episode. I hope y'all enjoy the nice weather this week!
Noway! I'm hoping to start my embroidery project soon too! -Megan
Crocheting, knitting and embroidery are great crafts to take when going out. I enjoy listening to you both.
excited to listen!!! 💕
Such a fun conversation!
Mitch and Connie!!!! ❤ we absolutely love Adventures in Odyssey! Our church still does foot washing, and it's a very special time! Modest is hottest :-) it's so nice to see people still embrace things that matter! Love you guys
Wow, this was so eye opening for me! Many of my ancestors were Mennonite and while the church I grew up in (in Central Pa) was not Mennonite it was historically German Reformed and I heard so many similarities that I had no idea we shared. Thanks for putting this together!
Loved this podcast!!!!
LOVE dutch blitz!! We discovered this game last year and have played it so many times since!
Adventures in Odyssey in evenings at 7 and Saturday mornings. Yes!!! I still enjoy listening to them. Megan, we are the same age🥰
Love watching this site! You girls are so fun to watch! Also, We live in the same area as the Voetberg family! They have beautiful Christmas programs each December! Wonderful family!
Yay for Dutch Blitz and browned butter! 😂 My church has roots in the Annabaptist movement so I could relate to many of your topics. So fun!
hey y'all- great chat!😀😉 Love you both!🥰
Absolutely loved today's episode. I can relate to everything you were talking about, since I'm also a Mennonite, I'm actually a Russian Mennonite, but we definitely have alot of things in common, and as for Dutch Blitz, it's one of my favorite games to play.
It would be fascinating to hear the differences between Russian Mennonites and Western European originated Mennonites.
@@HoneyImHomemaker we definitely have alot of similarities that's for sure. 🙂
Love Dutch blitz!
Love listening to you while I fold my laundry every Monday! ❤
perfect! Love little housekeeping routines like that!
Love listening to you girls 😊❤!
Baptist here✋ Adventures in Odyssey was big for us too😁
In the UK we have the foxes book of martyrs, and my pastor recommends reading it if possible at least once. We are very blessed here to have lived through quite a long period of time without religious persecution, but we try to remember it hasn't always been so, and that there are Christians in other areas of the world suffering for their faith today.
I haven't got all the way through yet, its best in small doses, but it is uplifting. And faith strengthening even when it's hard to read.
I don’t mind being on jury duty, I have served on three juries. I find it quite interesting, if I could be a permanent juror I would be!
Enjoyed this week’s vlog 😊
I'm glad some people don't mind!
Absolutely love Adventures in Odyssey! I have been listening since mid 90’s, still listen daily.
I am 76 years old and have three children who grew up listening to Adventures in Odyssey.
Just 17 min. Into the episode and I am so very surprised at this! The Dutch reformed church I grew up in had both men and woman on others sides and half mixed up! Also in our church nowadays the communion cup after C*virus that Megan mentioned is an ongoing discussion.. so funny to me that you are on the other side of the ocean but had the same customs etc. Have a great day yourselves and keep up the good work, love love your content!❤️👏
Added: the dinosaur part was also 100%relatable and hilarious!
wow! it is a small world!
Literally listen to AIO daily still with my kids. Grew up on it love it to this day!
I love Dutch Blitz!!!
I grew up with Dutch Blitz! Love that game, but haven't played it in a long time.
My mom always fixed roast and baked potatoes with gravy for Sunday after church. It does smell so wonderful!
I live about two hours from you in central PA in a heavily conservative Mennonite and amish populated community. I myself am Mennonite, not conservative. Mennonite is such a broad label.
I actually am very turned off to conservative Mennonites because of how a lot act and live. (I am not saying ALL act like this. My area specifically.) My in laws are conservative also. Many are SO judgmental and gossipy. It’s so frustrating. And the rules and policies they choose to live by have no biblical backing whatsoever. It’s makes me quite angry sometimes that they are so so quick to judge and they actually to me seem to have no real idea what the Bible even says. Sometimes I wonder how many are actually saved Christians. Their focus is on appearance and being accepted by their church and obedience of their church but to me, just my opinion, they don’t know or follow Jesus and the Bible. They may read it a lot, or have a lot memorized but I think a lot of them are missing the whole thing. Sometimes I get so fed up with the way they act I want to find another church because I do not want any association with the word Mennonite. I think modesty is important. Very important. But the emphasis they put on their appearance is just crazy to me. Some of them, namingly the Holdermans, are so showy of their material things. It’s almost like a competition. Nicest, newest car. Fanciest house. Yuck.
But I appreciate you and your honesty! You are a genuine Christian woman Megan and I love watching your videos. It’s refreshing and REAL!!
I was on jury service in New Zealand years ago. Drunk driver had hit and run, injured a women. Highlight was free lunch, Police escorted through the city - some people looked wondering what it was all about, others pretended we weren't there. The judge excused us before verdict read, we were very grateful as seeing his supporters we had safety concerns.
I grew up in a rural Missionary Baptist Church. We did segregated foot washing during "The Lord's Supper," and as a child, my grandmother told me I had "the wrong Bible" because it was NKJV instead of KJV. She followed it up with, "It's ok, your mom didn't know better..." 😂
Traditional English Sunday roast dinner is the best ( I am biased as an English lady), so it would traditionally involve an oven roasted meat- Beef being most popular, but very expensive, which should always include Yorkshire puddings (same recipe as pancake batter but baked in the oven in hot beef dripping), other popular roasted meat includes, pork loin or leg of port (always including the crackling, skin, which is crisped up when roasting), or roast leg of lamb or a roast whole bird chicken (which would include sage and onion stuffing).
The meal will also include roasted potatoes, preferably in goose fat, lard, beef dripping or butter and these are peeled and roasted in the oven, sometimes under the joint of meat. There should always be a good selection of veggies, which often include carrots, broccoli, cauliflower (sometimes in a cheese sauce), cabbage- purple or white, brussel sprouts, green beans, peas, swede and carrot mash, roasted parsnips - up in the north of the UK, they will include mashed potatoes in addition to roasted - they like their potatoes ooooop North.
Finish with lashings of gravy made with the meat pan juices and veggie cooking water - think brown gravy with amazing flavour. The various meats can be accompanied by various sauces, horseradish for the beef, apple sauce for pork, cranberry for turkey/chicken and mint sauce for lamb.
The Sunday roast would have traditionally been found in dining rooms across the country in the past, with leftovers turned into a cottage or shepherds pie for Monday (wash day so the women were super busy all day and no time to cook), however, our diets look very much different now with people having Mcdonalds, pizza, pasta or a good curry instead. For many people the only time a full roast is cooked would be Christmas and Easter, Christmas is traditionally a roast turkey and Easter, a leg of lamb.
You can easily replicate a roast dinner in the US (I've done so in Florida with groceries bought from Walmart), but weirdly it just didn't taste the same as back home.
I bet it didn't taste the same. Do the UK food administrators ban more ingredients I bet. Sadly some of the food here in the US can barely be classified as "food."
Woop woop. English girl here - I love a roast! Sometimes do it for my family on a Sunday after church. And very occasionally I'll do a mid week roast, it's the best. - especially when you have apple crumble and custard after!
Interesting! I think it’s so fascinating learning about different religions, cultures, etc. A couple things; I’m not Amish myself but I live in an area in WI with a large Amish presence. I’ve been to different Amish events, such as a pig roast, and they also do silent prayers before their meals. Also, I’m an Eastern Orthodox Christian and we read about followers who were martyred. For us, it’s pretty typical to read about the people who were martyred as well as other Christians that are known to be saints in our church. So, I just thought it was interesting how Mennonite’s have a book on martyrs as well!
Our Church used to use the same cup for everyone a long time ago..like the 1800s. Now we use tiny plastic cups for the water and a small piece of bread.
We also believe very much in talking with each other and find out how others are doing and/or having a laugh together 💞
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So many things in your video remind me of my German grandmother. To this day they still have 'spinning circle' where the ladies come together and sew/gossip.
We also still identify by our families and when I grew up we used one cup for communion
Oh and Dutch Blitz is big here too!!
Loved Adventures in Odyssey!
🙋🏼♀️I’m a Mennonite. Martyrs Mirror is definitely a part of my heritage, also. I haven’t read it from cover to cover as it’s a giant book, but I’ve read in it. Yes it’s terrifying to think of being tortured for my faith, but the reality is that when I read in it in spite of the fear, my faith was strengthened, much the same as with some of the more “gory” biblical accounts of fiery trials, or Jesus’ crucifixion. It’s history, real things that real people faced, and it’s incredible the serenity and courage they were given to endure! Those exact spiritual provisions that sustained them in their martyrdom are the very ones available to us (and to our children!) through Christ Jesus.
Growing up amish, I read martyrs mirror, and marveled at the fact that people would leave everything to follow Jesus. At age 28, my husband, 4 kids, and I did just that, moved 2000 miles, and were rejected by our families to follow Jesus. Living a miracle is so amazing, and much better than just reading about it.
Brown Butter Tollhouse Cookies will change your life! Glad I found your channel ladies!
I have fond memories of listening to the adventures of Odyssey with my children. It was interesting listening to their thoughts during the adventures. We loved them so much we bought quite a few of the CD’s. Love your show.. Your sister in Christ Carolynn
I’ve played Dutch blitz before! Such a fun game
I grew up listening to Adventures in Odyssey !!! Such good memories!
People in jury duty saved my sister, as it was a child abuse criminal case. I am so glad they didn't have the attitude you displayed. Some people go through real life hardships, and it's horrible. I love your channel and podcast, but this was definitely an interesting take.
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I can see why my attitude would be offensive to you. I am also very grateful for people who serve willingly, especially in cases like your sister. That is heartbreaking.
So so glad things went your way! Yes, I think serving on a jury is one way we can sacrifice for our fellow countians. It might not always be enjoyable, but it's sadly a task that needs to be done! This would be a very interesting topic to get into. The Mennonites have held the value of a "two-kingdom-concept" and sometimes it's hard to know where the two should mesh and where they shouldn't. I would love to hear a sermon on this. -Megan
@@jaynaburkholder1507 I am sorry if I came across as harsh. I am going to school for law, so obviously it is interesting to me. I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, it's just close to home for me. I enjoy your podcasts as I am the only believer in my home. :)
@brennapetersen8522 you were not harsh. ❤ definitely a discussion that must involve lots of compassion, and I could have done better in that area when sharing my experience.
I would say that’s the beauty of the process! Because they had the option to stand and give their reasons for not wanting to be there, they were able to “weed out” the jurors who wouldn’t have been whole-heartedly involved. So the remaining people are naturally the best people for the job! I think it’s fair, and it allowed Jayna to be home with her children and it allowed people like your sister to get the right jurors for her case.
We get the martyrs mirror magazine every month and we read it with much interest. It inspires us to be more faithful...
I grew up with Dutch Blitz in a Scandinavian community in the Midwest! It was a tradition among us cousins to be playing it as the year changed at New Year's. Love that game!
Brown butter has become a popular treat for keto/carnivore people. After browning pour into candy molds place in freezer and pop out for a special treat ❤
What I find most interesting is how similar (and family related) Megan and Jayna are, but, ladies, you truly have differing attitudes and outlooks on many topics. Sometimes it cracks me up, (in a good way)!
I live in Lancaster county and have a lot of family that is Mennonite (my mom grew up in a Mennonite church) so a lot of the things y’all talk about are pretty familiar to my family! While I don’t personally attend a Mennonite church, a lot of the customs and culture are just engrained in my family. The mix of Mennonite and Lancaster county is just the best! Dutch Blitz games get pretty intense, and we certainly do enjoy the simpler things like driving and looking for deer and Sunday lunches after church. I am only 16 now but I certainly hope to keep these traditions and values with my own family in the future!
welcome "little sis!"
I loved ( and still do) Adventures in Odyssey!! And now my kids love it too!!
I love hearing about The Voetbergs as the sponsor of the podcast. Megan, I keep wondering if we can hear your husband sing/play guitar- it’s always fun to hear u mention his musical
Interest/talent.
Love your top, Jayna! Where did you get it? Thanks for another great podcast ladies! Yes I love Dutch Blitz. Ironically I only started playing it after I moved away from PA, but with some formerly Amish friends! They are so fast it's wild! Oh my I just keep adding to my comment, I was telling my husband that I grew up feeling like dinosaurs were bad, too!
The sweater is linked in my amazon store front ❤
Okay 2 things: I am Iowa and my grandparents generation totally love to play the “who are you related to “ game and I think it’s so cute. 2. The way you guys say dinosaurs is so funny! I say it like “dinoSOAR” and you guys say “dinoSOUR” 😂 it just find all of our different accents so interesting!
I'm not Anabaptist, but I grew in Franklin County Pa, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a farm owned by someone who was Mennonite/German Baptist/River Brethern (or anything in-between). It was normal for me to always among someone wearing a head covering or some form of cape dress (had friends I grew up with who were German Baptist) and now I live further north in Pa, and while we have several different types of Mennonite and Amish around, its nowhere near the same. My husband thought I was nuts one day because I geeked out over a family we passed getting into their car (we were driving), because I could tell they were German Baptist by the way their cape dresses were (it was like spying a rare bird). 🤣. Also because of my parents being from Berks County, most of my Great Aunts/Uncles and my own Grandparents spoke Pa Dutch fluently and had very thick accents (so going for a visit or to a family reunion was always very interesting - only realized this past year after a great aunt passed away her name was Gerry not CHERRY because the way it was always pronounced). Anyways rambled enough, but I love listening to you gals, you gals are comforting and I always look forward to your videos.
Jayna, pink is your color! 🩷
Thanks!❤
Jayna I also desperately to be Connie from Adventures in Oddessy😅 also many of half baked harvest recipes use brown butter and all the ones I've tried are delicious!
Love Dutch Blitz. We grew up on it. We learned it from my Mom who grew up in Belleville,PA. I grew up Mennonite also.
I have tried to make it a point to not leave a store without having talked to someone. Maybe just a “good morning “. But at least acknowledging someone I don’t know.
I live in northern Indiana and we definitely play Dutch Blitz. We have a pretty big menno culture nearby and I agree with the interaction. Often they avoid talking with non menno Christians, but occasionally you get a friendly and I cherish those interactions. I really love and respect the Menno way of life.
How interesting about dinosaurs! We grew up with Ken Ham, ICR, and AIG starting more than 30 years ago, so I was learning the dinosaur names as I learned to read!
The highlight of any "child" here in Maryland is when someone says "Aren't you so and so's child?" My dad passed 8 years ago and I still get people telling me positive stories from cities away "Your dad bought our whole neighborhood pizza and gave a Bible study in one of our elders homes"❤. Nothing wrong with taking pride (taboo word now, let's not) in your family.
On the flip side... "Book of Martyers", as an Apostolic we are encouraged to read it, but our Bishop says it isn't a good idea for those with spirits that are not ready for it ... I haven't read it. But I have heard excerpts from it and it does challenge me.
I was raised conservative Mennonite. Mostly in Northern Indiana, but also spent some time in Eastern PA (Reading/Lancaster area). We never had browned butter until we went to PA. The browned butter over potatoes and noodles is just so tasty. The churches that I grew up in had foot washing at communion. And we always drank from the same cup (Many many years before covid) I have since left many of the conservative trends as far as dress, but still feel a kinship to some of the Mennonite traditions such as accapella singing. My children appreciate our heritage and have learned skills from their parents and grandparents and they are proud of their Mennonite heritage. By the way I went to Lancaster Mennonite High School in the late 70s.....
I grew up watching the Food Network, and they often showcased brown butter. Now I almost always brown
I think Adventures In Oddessy is a Christian staple.
Brown butter! 😋
It's actually a staple in classic french cuisine, where it's called Beurre noisette, which translates to hazelnut butter.
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Well then, I guess we should not have claimed it! Ooops!
Yes, this is not primarily a Mennonite thing for sure.
@@HoneyImHomemaker It can still be a Mennonite thing to cook with brown butter.
(The French must have learned it from somewhere🙃)
I am in Australia and belong to Southern Quilters Association and we have regional days every six months and gather and sew together. I have made many friends and am an avid quilter at home xxx
You two made my day today! Yes, the most important is to believe the gospel. Other cultures do have the women sitting on one side & the men on another side. It was common in India. Of course if I go to India now I would see families sitting together now in 2024. I covered my hair in church as it was a cultural very few families have kept this tradition even among Hindus & Muslims.
I do LOVE brown butter. Definitely a Mennonite thing!! In the 60s I think the mennonites cooked the roast & the pies & bread & the sides on Saturday & ironed the clothes for Sunday. You brought up a lot of memories of India & Oregon. Love the culture. And LOVE you both.
My sister and I hear Adventures in Odyssey and my boys and her girls hear it now too……it’s an awesome radio show
I’m 60 and grew up in OO M. setting ,I remember quiltings my Moms generation did quiltings in winter . It was tradition to give the daughters each seven quilts when she got married so that’s mostly why all the quiltings . But buying quilts was not an option then . My children grew up on Adventurous in Odyssey and can still quote them. Martyrs mirror was handed down to us , usually a grandparents or parents gave the new couple one when they got married, I never open it because I can’t stand looking at the pictures or read the stories. Maybe I should try again .
German Baptist here, which I’m sure you’re familiar with as there are many in PA, and we relate to all the same things and pretty much live the same way you both do! The only difference I could see was only silent prayer (we pray silently in public like at restaurants ) but otherwise out loud, big Sunday lunches are always a thing but not necessarily roast specific, and we have the lords supper at communion along with the holy kiss, feet washing and the cup, only we actually have wine not grape juice😉( and yes all the women share the same cup! Although after c#@&$ we do have the option of using a disposable cup if we chose to☺️) Our communion lasts around 4 1/2 to 5 hours 😀
We call Dutch blitz "nertz" and we play it with everyone just having their own deck of cards with a different pattern on the back so we can play with bigger groups. It's our favorite card game!
Deer spotting, lol. I am not Mennonite, but we called that snipe hunting, and it was particularly popular at church camp!
Hi Ladies, great chat thank you for the brown butter tips! Yes you both should do a cooking show be awesome! Yes King James fro me try others and always go back to Kng James there is a the New King James! I do not sulit my hair parted down the middle! I live in Canada in a small town and we have Minnonitis here we go to there farms to buy there produce, there is a Mennonitis church not far from where we live, also a few years ago lived beside a minnonitis family they were the best neighbors you could never have, still see them from time to time , lots off Mennonitis in Canada! Well Ladies thank you for sharing your faith with us all Gods Blessing to you both and your family! God Bless Liz 😊💕
Yes love Dutch blitz
My brother and I still quote Adventures in Odyssey to each other 😊
Fun episode and i could relate! Russian pentecostal here. The church seating segregation was similar in my church. The front usually are the older generation with men on one side and women on the other and towards the back everyone mixed. And yes to adventures in odyssey!!! Still love it and quote sayings to my other adult siblings and family 😂
I grew up believing dinosaurs weren't real and would never get clothes or books or toys with dinosaurs lol
My canikt plays Dutch blitz its so fun but I'm pretty terrible at it! Haha
Hi Megan and Jayna, I’m a Roman Catholic and live in the UK 🇬🇧 I find it fascinating listening about your culture.
When I was a child I went to a Sunday school in our village in the morning and went home to a Sunday roast dinner much the same as yours, either Beef, Lamb, Pork, or Chicken with Roast Potatoes couple of different vegetables from our garden and in UK we are a big fan of Yorkshire puddings and of course thick gravy.
I carried on this tradition till our children left home. My husband and I Prefer to eat about 6pm every day, like you although we still have a roast sometimes it’s not usually on a Sunday. Funnily enough our children usually do a lunch time Sunday roast still for their families.
I could listen to you all day with your chats with my cup of coffee ☕️ just find it relaxing.
Next time could you tell us about the split Jayna touched on about why some have cars and others use horses please
Have a great week xx
SE PA. used to go deer spotting because we had nothing else to do!
I know that it wasn't the main topic at all but all the American jury system fascinates me. I was very happy to hear some honest insight
Was on jury for four weeks while pregnant several years ago. I learned a lot and felt appreciated for my service. It is a civic duty.
Growing up we would always have what we called Sunday dinner which was our big dinner after church and then would have popcorn as a snack around dinner time. That was our every Sunday tradition. When I first met my husband he was jokingly make fun of our Sunday dinner because to him it was Sunday lunch, not dinner! He didn’t understand it for the longest time. We have now been together for 4 years and he has come around but it was funny to talk with him about it.
Adventures in Odyssey was ever present in my children’s upbringing. The other thing we all loved was the music of Psalty the Singing Songbook.
Ooooh my! You girls! I just have to laugh! I'm thinking maybe you grew up weaverland conference 🤔 I grew up horse/buggy,so all the stuff you talked about, none of us ;my family is anymore and my mom died 10 yrs agoI can relate and took me down memory lane!!deer spotting 😂that was fun going in the dark! My husband and I could have found out the gender of our 4 kiddos, but I liked surprises,but my children all did find out,as being Nana, it's fun to know now😅 and yes I remember my mom making quiltings!,I used to say I will never quilt! Never say never because I quilted many a quilt after I married and somehow changed my view. Thanks for sharing ,❤
A lot of the stuff you talked about reminds me of my upbringing in a pretty conservative evangelical denomination. We weren’t quite as “rules” oriented as Mennonites, but the idea of being separate from the world was definitely part of my upbringing. Now I see that we need to be in the world as a witness for Christ, but certainly don’t need to adopt the world’s culture.
I love dutch blitz!!😁 Such a fun game but haven't played it in awhile! It's insteresting to hear how you grew up and many things i can relate to! And yet, how different mennonites can be😅
I've never read the Martyr Mirror, but what I personally like to read for history on like what the Christians in multiple countries jave toen through for their faith is The Voice if the Martyrs.
I married a guy who came from the Amish and he still prays most of the time silently. My family used to have family devotional time, but my husband's family didn't. So that is something I had to get used to, with him growing up Amish in OH and me as a Mennonite from PA. We met while in VS many years ago. So yes there was a lot of cultural things we had to work out in our marriage. We now go to a non-denominational church. As for Dutch Blitz, I love that game, but rarely get to play it as my husband hates it. So the only time I play it is when at church fellowship night. Oh my, every Saturday morning at home was Adventures in Odessy and other children's programs on the radio!!!
This is so interesting! I’m from a very conservative Baptist denomination in England.
Same with the Kjv, there’s still many who are strictly Kjv only.
We grew up being told that dinosaurs weren’t real.
A Sunday roast in England is a roasted joint of meat usually lamb, chicken, beef or pork. They all have roast potatoes and veg. Traditionally you’dve Sage and onion stuffing with chicken, Yorkshire puddings and horseradish sauce with beef, applesauce with pork and mint sauce with lamb.
We had our roasts on a Saturday so there was less work on a Sunday. Sunday was leftover cold meat with jacket potatoes.
I’ve just started using browned butter and it’s amazing!!
In always taking knitting, crochet, embroidery etc out with me but most people in our circles don’t.
Interestingly there’s a new group started locally in our group of churches called talk and tea and it’s for all ages, adult sitting knitting and crafting with plenty of knitting and tea drinking and children playing all around us. It’s been a lovely way to bring the generations together.
Love odyssey!We are still enjoying with our kids!
Jayna you look fabulous
Hello Monday! I'm glad you had a fun weekend! 😎🌱🎙️
I’m 73, English and was brought up with Sunday Roast. The reason, I think, the Sunday roast came about was because it was a meal you could prepare and leave cooking in the oven whilst families went to Church. Sunday was a day of rest for all , no shops were open and was primarily for the family to get together after a working week. Most people adopted the Sunday roast , it was and still is a way of life for some. I still cook a Sunday roast and my family who are all grown up now with children of their own look forward to a gathering at mine occasionally.
Sunday roast consists of a joint of Beef, Lamb, Pork or a Chicken. Definitely Roast potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire puddings ,
these are made from batter cooked in the oven and traditionally served with roast beef.
The sauces served alongside would be Horseradish for Beef, Cranberry for Chicken or Turkey, Apple sauce for Pork, Mint sauce for Lamb.
The Sunday roast in England is more a way of life than maybe for religious reasons these days but always a family time at the table.