A Day of Blessings

What a beautiful day filled with God's blessings! I love seeing God work in our lives. We have a full plate of things that we are trying to work through, but God has His Hand in it all and days like today just prove it. :-) The kids baptisms were beautiful and such a blessing. Then, to add to the day, Deidra, Andy, and myself all went to confession. Tracie cried because she couldn't go in and talk to the priest too, but we told her that she'd have her own time soon enough. They thanked God for their baptisms in prayer instead. :-) Then, we wound up going to church that night and it was so nice to all go up as a family to receive Holy Eucharist. Andy hadn't been to Communion in quite some time. And the kids all got their blessings while Deidra, Andy, and I got Communion. It was just a really nice day. :-) Thank you, Abba, for all of your blessings upon our family.

Baptism

Here are the kids in their baptismal outfits with Andy and I. Aren't they so sweet? Tracie was excited about her baptism and got excited when it was her turn. Emily just kind of took everything in and was really quiet. Josiah's eyes just lit up and he got a huge smile on his face when it was his turn. Melina's eyes got big and wide when the water went on her head. They all did SO good. One of the family's little ones that was also getting baptized screamed and cried throughout the whole ceremony. I guess it didn't help that it was at noon. But, that was the only bad thing about all the family's doing their baptisms together. Our kids were well-behaved and did really well and I was proud of them. :-) My Mom is their Godparent.