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“Choose you this day, tell me who will you serve ..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Let nothing stand in your way <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Give the praise He deserves <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n As I busied myself Friday, readying our house for this special day, the day that my boys were to be baptized and demonstrate their love for Jesus in front of all their friends and family… this song kept going through my head.<\/p>\n I love a party. \u00a0I love being surrounded by the people I love so much. \u00a0I love food, fun and fellowship. \u00a0I love hearing the laughter waffle through the air… the easiness of which people drop their worries and just relax.<\/p>\n Add to this mix that my boys were making a stand for Jesus… that they love Him and chose to live their with Him by their side… made this a very special, extra special, day.<\/p>\n Our family from the States came up. \u00a0Our family is very special to my boys. \u00a0They are loved by their aunties and uncles unconditionally. \u00a0The boys adore them back. \u00a0Having them here was like Christmas for the boys and they were the presents.<\/p>\n There were obstacles. \u00a0Many of them… the weather… thunderstorms were called for all day… the skis were ominous. \u00a0The grey clouds hovered all around us throughout the evening and yet despite the bits of spitting rain, the storms held off.<\/p>\n There was Max and his health. \u00a0He is still sick… throwing up… still. \u00a0 And yet, God granted him strength to keep strong through this weekend.<\/p>\n It was incredible. \u00a0I think we had over 150 surround my boys as they stood with their brothers in the freezing waters of the pool and were baptized.<\/p>\n Each child had someone special speak of them and their character and left them with a special Bible verse.<\/p>\n It is one of those moments… that words can not express the joy and pride that flooded my heart as I watched my babes go under the water. \u00a0I felt tears as I watched the youngest of the bunch, my Zach, grab my \u00a0brother’s arm (my youngest brother did the baptism), a look of vulnerability passing his face as he held on ready to be baptized.<\/p>\n How much I love my boys. \u00a0 As I thought of this and felt my heart overflow I had to pause and only imagine how much my God must love me. \u00a0I can only imagine if my human nature allows me to love so deeply, \u00a0how much more God must adore me in His greatness.<\/p>\n I can only image the celebration in heaven happening, as we celebrated here at home.<\/p>\n It was a beautiful moment.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Choose you this day, tell me who will you serve .. Let nothing stand in your way Give the praise He deserves As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” As I busied myself Friday, readying our … Continue reading