I received a phone call from my wife today that my 9 year old daughter Bethany wants to be baptized on Sunday. Awesome! We talked it over with the Pastor of our church and he agreed. So, Sunday it is! Bethany has wanted to be baptized for a year or so now, but we wanted it to be something she will remember. I think she is old enough to understand the implications of being baptized into Christ's life, death, and resurrection. She is a very mature 9 years old and it very much in tune with the Lord at such a young age. The timing is great too. Bethany's Grandmother Shirley is flying in from California on Saturday for 3 weeks. She will be thrilled to see Bethany baptized on Sunday.

My 11 year old son Matthew is also in tune with the Lord, but thinks that being baptized is "too embarrassing" of a thing to go through. He will come around some day soon. He knows the Lord intimately in his life and will understand the significance of baptism in a short time. Hopefully, Bethany's baptism on Sunday will serve to inspire him to want to make that public display of commitment to follow the Lord through baptism.