Baptism

Shortly after Easter, there was an announcement in our church bulletin that they were planning a baptism class.  On the way home from church that day, I asked the boys if either of them were interested in being baptized.  Adam right away spoke up and said he was!

When I got home I sent a message to Pastor Deb.  He was added to the list.  

Adam went to the class in May.  

Usually our church does baptisms at the church camp out in June.  We had some conflicts that weekend and we were not going to be able to make it.  Another factor, that I thought was very sweet, Adam really wanted my Dad to be at his baptism.  My Dad cannot be in large crowds, so the church baptism was out.  We decided it would work well to have a private ceremony.

We planned to have the ceremony at Riven Rock on June 28th at 6:30.  

This  has to be one of my favorite pictures.  

 

The weather was perfect!  I was worried since we had been having a lot of rain, but it worked out perfectly!

We invited all 4 pastors from our church, my parents, Carol, Lana (Grace and Glen), Mike's Parents were able to make it, and we invited Trey Loker who is Adam's church mentor (He also brought his 2 youngest girls). It was small but meaningful.

Pastor Deb had a beautiful bowl that she used to pour the water into Pastor Duane's hands.  After the baptism she handed the bowl to Adam.  Apparently, the day that they met for their class, the kids got to each pick out a bowl to use for their own baptism.  Then they got to keep the bowl.

 

How meaningful and special to have this bowl that was used for his baptism.

When I got baptized we planted a tree to symbolize us taking root in Christ and growing and flourishing in him.  I think about that when I see trees being planted.  I wanted Adam to have something like that, but not a tree (I don't do plants).  I talked to Adam and we decided to have Ice Cream sundaes, and I would link the Sundaes to his baptism.

This is how it was linked:

We are having ice cream sundaes after Adam's baptism.  Yes, it is a good to thing celebrate, but it can also correlate to his life with Christ.

Ice cream is cool and creamy.  It is soothing and refreshing.  There are so many times when you will need to rely on God, and it my not always feel cool and creamy at first, but in the end you know He was there taking care of you.  And THAT is very soothing and refreshing.

Fruit is naturally sweet and healthy.  It is good for your body and yummy to eat.  Your walk with Christ is also good for your body.  It allows you to hand your stresses in life over to Him, which makes it so much easier on your body.

Chocolate Syrup is NOT a natural thing.  However it is, again, very sweet and yummy.  It is an added bonus.  Choosing a life with Christ is also an added bonus.  It is a choice, but  you will find your life is sweeter and more full of "flavor" with Christ in  your life.

Nuts are optional on your sundae.  However, they are not optional in life.  Sometimes your life just gets plain nutty!  Trust in God and He will truly help you through these crazy times.

Whipped Cream is a creamy extra that goes on top.  In good times, God is the whipped cream.  Sometimes it is hard to see in the bad times, but in those times He is also the whipped cream.
 Mike and I got Adam a study Bible.  This will be something that he will probably use more as he gets older, but it will be there for him when he is ready.  Trey got him an adventure Bible.  This Bible is written in comic book style.  Adam started reading this Bible immediately.  Carol got him a bracelet that said something like "stand strong". 

It was not a traditional baptism, but it was meaningful and special.