God Blessed Baptism Day!

My son Michael was baptized this weekend, along with 13 brothers and sisters in Christ!  It was such a blessing and the Lord blessed us with an amazing day, couldn't have planned it better, especially considering it had snowed (not tons, and it melted right away) days prior, and the to add to the specialness of the day, Michael's daddy assisted in his baptism!


The whole day was wonderful, outside church, baptisms, food and fellowship, it was such a great day to spend with our family in Christ. The kids hardly left the freezing cold water all day, occasionally playing on the playground equipment that was by the pavilion we were using for church and fellowship. {And, can I just say, the food was generously donated, and guess what...the pickles didn't have corn syrup, bonus, and either did the fruit cocktail, and there was diet soda, so my Josh could eat more than a hamburger without a bun! He had a hamburger, with mustard and pickles, and tomatoes, and yes, even fruit cocktail...I was so blessed! (Josh is allergic to: Corn, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Wheat, Whole Grains and Oxalates) Also, I am aware that diet soda is not a great choice for anyone, especially a almost 5 year old, but he wanted something flavored like everyone else, and the lemonade used had cornstarch in it...*sigh*...But again, I emphasize how extremely blessed I was that Josh could eat!}

{For photos please see original blog post on Life in the Motherhood on Wordpress.}

It was a beautiful day, that in the midst of horrible weather showed God's Providence and Sovereignty, the baptisms were on Sunday, and it was almost 90 degrees, with an occasional light breeze, yesterday, (Tuesday) we had such horrible winds (55+, all day long), that not only did in snap my columbine in half, and rip all it's petals off, but it tore the bolted in siding from our Pastor's house! At first, I wanted to complain about the wind, but was overcome with joy and praise, that God gave us such a beautiful day, to honor Him, and for 14 of our brothers and sisters in the Lord to confess their faith in Him. The weather could have horrible, the wind could have ruined everything, but God blessed those showing their love for Him. There will be storms, dear sister, but God's timing is perfect, embrace those beautiful and glorious days, and brace for the storms, because that is life in the Motherhood!

Originally posted on My Life in the Motherhood Blog on June 8th, 2011