Laurie Buchanan:
CLASS OF 1991
Brevard Christian High SchoolClass of 1991
Melbourne, FL
Eau Gallie High SchoolClass of 1991
Melbourne, FL
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle SchoolClass of 1988
Melbourne, FL
Croton Elementary SchoolClass of 1985
Melbourne, FL
Laurie's Story
To contact me, email me at ghfan396 at yahoo.
I met and fell in love with my future husband, Charles (Buck)in the summer of 1992. We got married 3/16/96!
Buck is a police officer in Stuart,Fl..so we bought a house and we moved to Port Saint Lucie (1hr south of Melbourne).
I worked for Food Lion for almost 10yrs before I had enough and quit (I had a miscarriage due to stress). I then worked for Riverside National bank as a Customer Service Rep and a Teller. I then moved up to teller trainer before I became preg in Sept of 1999.
Nathan Andrew was born 3wks early with severe brain damage due to being in my birth canal for 3 1/2hrs (long story). We were trans to st. Marys in WPB..where the drs urged us to pull the plug. We refused.. Nathan passed away Oct 28,2000 at 5 mo and 6 days old....We had a really tough time for quite awhile..Life should never be taken for granted!! Nathan taught us a lot about life, and love...and no matter how many children we have he will always be with us. I can't wait to get to see him again!!!
After 4 years of trying to have another child Cole Andrew was born on April 1,2004 weighing 5lbs 8oz (5weeks early), 18in long, completely healthy and beautiful. My husband and I take nothing for granted (even sleep). He is growing like a weed and not a day goes by that I don't thank God for Cole...after 4 yrs of trying we were looking in to fertility treatments.
So, what do I do now? I always wanted to be a teacher and I know that God placed that seed in my heart for a reason. I am a teacher, just not exactly the way I had imagined....I am homeschooling our son Cole...it is more than I had imagined! It is so wonderful to see...Expand for more
the world through a child's eyes and to teach them what we as parents deem important and not what the world thinks is important.
I also started my own Christian mom's group since I got fed up with the traditional mom's groups politics. We are very active in our church and in our community...raising money for various things near and dear to our hearts (March of Dimes, Care Net pregnancy resources, etc...)....
I enjoy reading, cooking, baking, scrapbooking, studying the Bible, listening to Christian rock music, going out with the girls...but I have little time to do that since I have my hands full with a very active 4yr old. I am in a different season of life right now, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Being a Stay at home/homeschooling mom and wife is a full time job and I have the best job in the world.
The thing that most people would be suprised to know is that I am a completely different person since high school...almost, unrecognizable. I am more outgoing and friendly.I can strike up a conversation with just about anybody. I realized that I had to change, if I didn't want Cole growing up with my same insecurities. I wish that I had been a little bit more friendly and outgowing in high school, but I let my shyness and insecurities hold me back.
In some ways, it has almost gone to the other extreme of being too outspoken when it comes to certian subjects. Especially when it comes to Jesus Christ and to politics!
I am an on fire for God and politics~ Don't get me started about this election year...I am not looking forward to November. We need to be praying for our country very seriously between now and November.
God's blessings..
Laurie
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