One Of My Greatest Moments!

             

One of my greatest moments as a mother was watching my children show the whole world that they love Jesus and want to live like Him and walk in His ways through baptism.  This is a feeling that I just can't explain, you have to experience it yourself.  When God gives you a child, your job is to raise that child in His ways and teach them about Jesus.  Then one day that child has to make the decision to accept Jesus or not.  It's such a happy and glorious day if you get to witness them making that choice.  The older two kids were baptized together and the youngest was baptized along with his daddy!  You could only imagine how that made me feel as a mother and a wife.  I hope that I am raising my children the way God wants me to.  I know sometimes I let Him down, but I hope and pray that He is pleased with me.  God has trusted me with 3 of His most precious creations, and I am so blessed by His trust. 

I do have a story about my youngest.  When M was about 3 years old he would always tell me that Jesus is SO BIG that it is impossible for Him to fit inside of his heart.  I always talked about what that meant during our bedtime prayers and he never could grasp the thought.  One night during our prayers, the last night of our Church's VBS, M said "Mommy, I get it now!  Jesus is so powerful, so big, and can do anything He wants to.  He has the power to be in every one's heart who asks Him!  Having Jesus in your heart means you love Him, trust Him, want to be like Him, and you believe that He is God's Son."  That night he asked Jesus to live in His heart forever.  About a year later he was baptized!  Stories like this make me confident that I am doing a great job!  God continues to bless me and my family everyday.  I have so much peace knowing my family will be in Heaven with me someday and we will live with Jesus forever and ever and ever!