Day of Celebration!

Today Nick and I were baptized.  As some of you know, we have been going to a new church for several months now.  We wanted a closer relationship with God and we wanted Mady to grow up in a strong Christian home.  We always believed in God but we didn't know what it truly meant to be a Christian.  In order to do that, we knew we would have to find a new church home.  The first church we attended, we knew was the right place for us.  We have met some amazing people and grown so much in our faith since then.  God guided us on this journey and brought us to the right church and put the right people on our path to Him.

I had been praying for a long time that we would find our way to Him and form a close relationship with Him.  When Nick went to the church men's retreat, it was there that he made the ultimate decision to fully invest and life his life for Him.  When I heard that, I realized that prayers are answered and I made the same decision.  This is a journey that we have been on together, and we made the decision to show that publicly through our baptism.  I was nervous when I first made that decision but as the day came closer that was replaced with peace.  I felt so comfortable with my decision.  Our parents surprised us this morning by making the trip up here to be there with us when we were baptized.  I didn't realize how much it would mean to me for them to be here, until they were actually here.  Standing there alongside Nick, and looking out and seeing all those people who have been instrumental in our lives and our journey was so special.

Celebrating the birth of Jesus, and understanding what His birth truly meant for all of us has made this Christmas season even more meaningful to us.  I am so at peace where we are now and am looking forward to where this will take us in the future.  Thanks to everyone who was part of this!