My oldest child was Baptized on Sunday and it was most definitely one of the highlights of my life. There is something about watching one of your children publicly proclaim their love for Jesus that is completely overwhelming. There was such a feeling of thankfulness that swept over me. Thankful that I was chosen by the Alpha and Omega to be His daughter. Thankful for the gift of these little souls he has trusted my husband and I to love and guide. Thankful for the moments He gives me like these...
W telling our church why he wants to be baptized
the look on my hubby's face as he prepared to baptize his first born
one of our dear pastors asking W "Do you love Jesus with all of your heart? Do you want to follow him all the days of your life?"
watching my son symbolize the cleansing and fresh start that only Jesus can give.
These moments are pure gifts from God. He lavishes us with moments like these because He loves us. Not because we deserve it, but because He IS love.
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:3-4
26 comments:
what a wonderful experience for your son.....loves the sweet and proud look on his face!!
xoxo
precious precious precious.
Woooohoooo! Praise Jesus!
How exciting... Your heart must just want to burst. Thanks for taking a look at my Embrace The Camera :)
oh i just love this. so sweet.
How awesome that your husband was able to be the one to baptize him! Congrats... party up in Heaven going on, for sure!
What a wonderful moment for your family!
chill bumps...on arms AND legs. :)
i love your blog and reading all about the sweet stories of your precious family :) what a sweet moment this must have been!
Awesome! What a great experience to share. Baptisms always make me cry!
How sweet is that? And what a huge blessing and honor!
oh jami..this is so special, thank you for sharing it with us. i was baptized at the age of 17 and i remember what a precious day it was to tell my church body my testimony and to see the look on my parents' faces..it was so dear. i am thrilled you and your husband got to experience this--praying for your family as it continues to grow and you both continue to raise your children with God's love :)
..this makes me excited to have my own family one day, very touched by this post..thanks again jami!
katie
Jami, this is so precious and a gift from God. I love it!
amazing. this makes my heart so full for you mama!
There is nothing like watching our children follow in the Lord's footsteps. So exciting!
so glad we could be there!! :)
Nice to meet you through ETC. I can only imagine and hope that we will get to experience this with our children some day. What precious moments!
:) I can't imagine how awesome that day was!!!
So exciting :)
what a treasure!! praise jesus! xo
What a lovely moment in your little man's life!!! Bless his heart!!!
my heart is so over joyed... i'm sobby. Congrats MOMMA & DADDY for being an example of GOD's love to your beautiful kiddos.
this post made me cry! i was imagining this with mine someday, TEARS!
Yay! Congrats to your special guy and to you Mama. Big day!
Priceless pics (and moment of course)...but their expressions are awesome! Yay W!
Oh Jami ...that is so very precious. Such a special memory.
Oh I'm crying! What a beautiful moment. Can't imagine how proud you must be :)
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