life as we live it: Braden's Baptism

One day after school as we *me & the 3 kids* were waiting our turn in line at the "new car wash", Braden was rambling on and on about school and telling his tall tales, Kasen was acting like Spiderman or Hulk or some superhero, Hudson was sleeping and I was lost in my own thoughts. Braden and I have this conversation:

Braden: "MOM - I'm ready to be baptized and I want Dewey to do it, okay?"
Me (completely caught off guard): "okay, do you know what it means to be baptized?" Braden: "yes, it means that I know Jesus and he lives in my heart, he loves me and I love him and I want to live with him forever in Heaven."
Me: "okay, we will call Dewey tonight!"

This whole conversation completely caught me off guard but it made my day! We have been taking the kids to church every Sunday & every Wednesday. It made me so proud and happy to know that he felt moved and that he made this decision and commitment on his own terms. We called Dewey that evening and the plans were made and Braden was baptised a few short weeks later on March 25, 2012. Dewey preached an awesome sermon that Sunday, he made Braden's special day even more special. I'm so thankful that we have him and his family in our lives. Our kids love Dewey & Norene, they are a blessing to us, our church and our community! We had a lot of family there to support Braden on his decision and then we all celebrated afterwards with pizza and cupcakes. Here are a few pictures from that special day.