Alex’s Baptism
Yesterday was an exciting time for us. Alex was baptized. While it has been several years since Alex decided to put his life into God’s hands, we waited for him to be baptized when we were with our sending church before so many of our family and friends. For the week before, Alex kept saying “You’re making too big a deal of this.” And we kept reminding him that this is a once-in-a-lifetime event. It was wonderful. Seriously, I cried. (I’m going to be a basket case at his wedding).
Afterwards, we had our family and friends over for a celebration lunch (Alex’s favorite – “Root Beer Crockpot” – he has interesting names for things as this is a pork tenderloin cooked slowly in a crockpot with diet pepsi. We don’t know where the ‘root beer’ came from). He was also given one of his “rites of passage” as he received a cross necklace. He’s grown up seeing mine and his grandfather’s. Maybe now he won’t be so anxious for mine (he knows he gets it when I die – so his impatience to receive it was always a little disconcerting).
We’re extremely happy for Alex as he has just declared to the world that he is a servant of God and that he puts his trust in God. I know not all that read this will understand our excitement. If you really want to know, ask me about it.
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What a proud moment for mom and dad! Congrats!
how exciting is this to see your son baptized in the name of Jesus!!!!
this is cool man!