Eric and I also thought it would be a perfect day for Edee and Reed to be baptized! Ninnie lived next door to me my entire life and was an amazing role model of Christian faith, not only for her family but for everyone she came in contact with. My family and I were at a funeral recently and a lady we have known forever came up and told my mom that she will never forget my grandmother teaching her bible lessons at Sunday school on her little felt board. She had little cutouts to create a visual for each lesson. Oh I wish I had those pieces! Edee was absolutely in awe of Rev. Mike on that morning! We talked to her earlier in the week about what it meant to be baptized, how the preacher was going to sprinkle some of God's Holy Water on her head, and that we would be making a promise in front of God and our church. She affectionately referred to him as the "creature" during further conversations! ;-)
We chose to have the kids baptized during the contemporary service instead of the traditional service, which we usually attend. The children had come to the front for children's church, so they stayed near the table during the baptism, and they were all so eager to witness the event!
We had an incredible moment on the way to school Monday morning that just sent chills up my spine. At the beginning of the service on Sunday, the praise band played a song I had never heard before. Well, low and behold it came on the radio while we were driving in the car the very next day! Without a word from me, Edee immediately exclaimed, "This is the song they played when I got baptized!" It wasn't exactly playing WHILE she was getting baptized, but if that is not a message from above...I don't know what is!! Just one more reason to count our blessings!
We chose to have the kids baptized during the contemporary service instead of the traditional service, which we usually attend. The children had come to the front for children's church, so they stayed near the table during the baptism, and they were all so eager to witness the event!
We had an incredible moment on the way to school Monday morning that just sent chills up my spine. At the beginning of the service on Sunday, the praise band played a song I had never heard before. Well, low and behold it came on the radio while we were driving in the car the very next day! Without a word from me, Edee immediately exclaimed, "This is the song they played when I got baptized!" It wasn't exactly playing WHILE she was getting baptized, but if that is not a message from above...I don't know what is!! Just one more reason to count our blessings!
