Baptism

This weekend was a special weekend for our family. Back in May when my sister got married the pastor asked us why we hadnt asked him to baptize the boys yet. Well, I dont know. There's such touchy issues with baptism and when it should happen that I honestly wasnt sure what the right or wrong thing to do was. Let me give you some back ground....

Skip (the pastor) has a special place in our family. Growing up we weren't the church going people and in all honestly other than the surface level understanding of Jesus I didn't know Him. It wasn't until we joined the youth group where Skip was the leader that I accepted Christ. Through his guidance my sister also came to know Him. After that we all started attending church and our whole family came to believe in Him. Skip then baptized my sister, brother, and I. A handful of years later he married Widmar & I. Needless to say, he plays a huge roll in our family. So who better out there than to baptize our boys. After retiring from the Air Force as a chaplain he has his own church in downtown San Antonio. St. Johns Lutheran church is a beautiful church, if you ever visit San Antonio you should stop by.
http://www.stjohnsroosterchurch.org/

It was a decision I struggled with. I was old enough to make the decision to be baptized and I see the importance of that. However, is there anything more precious than welcoming a baby into His kingdom? Each denomination does different things with baptism, something I have learned a lot about in the last year in praying over the decision we did. With all this being said, we did get the boys baptized this weekend. The decision was made with a lot of prayer. It was beautiful and such a great experience for us as parents. We were joined by their godparents, my parents, sister, and brother, and friends who were very excited to be a part of such a special day. We were blessed to have them all there and happy they were able to share in it.

My thoughts on all of this...if the boys decide later on that they want to be baptized again, we would strongly encourage it. For now I am beyond blessed and honored that Skip, the man who played such a huge roll in our lives and our faith as a family, was able to do it.

We are so blessed this Christmas to be at home with family! We have enjoyed the Riverwalk already and some Whataburger. :) Today we are relaxing after a funfilled weekend! Take time away from all the stress with the upcoming holidays and remember the reason for the season. Jesus came into this world, died and rose again for YOU. This is a time to remember that. Don't stress about the presents, or the traveling. Take time to remember and enjoy your family blessings.

While You Were Sleeping - Casting Crowns

I am a huge Casting Crowns fan and never knew this song existed! LOVE IT! Thanks Rebekah for sharing!

No Inkle Inkle

So we have taken a liking to the word "NO"! For instance Jamie (my sister) asked Jacob to sing Twinkle Twinkle and he promptly told her NO INKLE INKLE and shaking his hand at her. By the way when he sings twinkle twinkle for you it will melt your heart...just sayin!

Everything we ask them they say NO. Jacob is worse than Joshua and it usually follows NO as;dfjaslfjlskdfja (inserted jibberish i dont understand) followed by one word that I asked him. For instance NO asdfjaslfj;asdkjfasdf Apples! or NO as;fdjasd;fjdsf chichen (chicken), or the all time favorite NO Nigh nigh in which case he throws himself on the couch and hides his face in the pillow and pretends to snore.

New songs we know:
Twinkle Twinkle
Bah Bah Black Sheep
Itsy Bitsy Spider
ABC's (they can actually say a lot of it on their own which impresses me) I am however biased
Patty Cake

Its unbelievable how much they have grown and how their vocabularies have expanded. Somedays are harder and more exhausting than others, but my way of looking at it is...they are only this little once. Love on em now!

Words of A Homemaker

Thank you Tamika for sharing this!! So often I feel this way


Words Of A Homemaker

God, I want to do great things for you,
And speak to all the nations!
God replies:
That's well and good,
But for now
Fix your children's complications.

Lord, I want to straighten up the world,
Feed the hungry and fulfill someone's wishes!
God says:
Fine, but for the present,
You need to wash the dishes.

Lord, I want to preach, proclaim your name
And bring salvation to the earth!
God says:
Good! Then teach your children
And preach my name to those you've given birth.

At the end of the day,
I think of all I've done.
But as I look it seems,
I've accomplished nothing for the Son!
God I had no time to witness one on one,
I couldn't join my church group,
They said I missed out on lots of fun.

My household is the only thing
That managed to be cleaned,
My neighbor is the only one,
Besides my family I could feed.

The only ones I've read Your Word
Are those within my home.
God I've done so very little
And I feel so all alone!

God says:
I've seen the way you cleaned and cooked
And taught your kids My name.
Tomorrow morning at eight o' clock,
I'll watch you do the same.

The work you do at home,
Though no one really sees,
Is helping to raise little ones
To grow and worship me.

My ways are not your ways,
I don't expect you yet to see,
But the precepts that you've taught your children,
Will help others bow the knee.
Your children will reach out to others,
Your example in their mind.
They'll do great work for Me
And their children will respond in kind.

The hand that rules the world,
Also rocks the cradle.
Because of you, your children love Me,
All their hearts are stable.

Though your house is your domain,
Your tasks seem rather plain,
Your efforts will reach the multitudes,
Though from humble work they came.
~Author Unknown~