Grace's Baptism

November 21, 2010

Grace was baptized at Anchor Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, in accordance to the Holy Spirit calling her to do so.  It was an incredibly special day for all of us. 

 Daddy helping her get zipped up

 She's ready!

 With Pastor Paul Sisk

(the man who started it all by marrying David and I)

 After stating that she believes that Jesus is the Son of God and declaring that she has received Him into her heart as her Lord and Savior.  

The congregation was impressed that she answered Pastor's questions so audibly and with no hesitation.

 

"I baptize you, my little sister..."

 

"We are buried with Christ,

 

and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life."

 She was not shy at all about looking into the congregation.

We had some very special people there to help us celebrate Grace's decision.  David's side of the family had come out for Dad's memorial service and to help us get everything moved out of the house and set up for a garage sale.

 The Samuelson cousins

Chad, Erik, Tristan, Chase, Emily and Grace

 Uncle Dick (Dad's brother) and Aunt Joan

 

Grandma Judi
 

Grandma Dawn

(Anchor is her (and now our) church)

 and of course, Pastor Paul

Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture with one of my best friends (from my youth group days), Melanie, and her family.  Melanie, and her husband Nathan, have been a huge part of my life - they are just wonderful, God fearing people who have set a great example for me and for many others.  It seems they are always at the important events in our lives, and this was no exception.

After church we headed out to lunch to further celebrate our little girl.

 

The gift she received from Uncle Dick and Aunt Joan

Talk about a "God thing":  Grace had actually seen this Precious Moments figure in our PX at Camp Humphreys and said that she wanted it, but Dick and Joan had no idea of this when they purchased it for her.

 From Grandma Judi

 From Mom and Dad

The cross has John 3:16 on it.  You ask Grace what the most important verse in the Bible is and she recites John 3:16.

 Apparently all the commotion over his sister was just too much for Tristan to handle, and we soon found him bellied up to the bar...  :)

Thankfully he was just watching football and not ordering a drink.

Thanks to all of you who helped play a part in Grace's special day, we were so glad so many of you were here to witness her decision!