A Beautiful Song



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There is a song that I love, a duet between Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis. Its called Baptism, and its beautiful.

That is a preface sentence to the subject of this blog, obviously!

Being that I was raised in a Baptist church all my life, and that I am 28 years old and haven't been baptisized, I guess it's about time. Since I was three years old, I have been going to the same church. Unfortunately, I haven't been loyal and gone every Sunday and Wednesday like I should and there have been many times that I have been a backslider. I have said many times in other blogs that I have turned my back on the Lord many times. I have often thought I could do everything on my own, but as I have also said very often here lately, as I become older and more informed I grow to KNOW that I can do nothing without him.

Life will never be perfect, because we will never be perfect, HE designed it this way. I am so glad though, that he is merciful. I am so glad that since he made us, he understands that we aren't perfect and he will forgive if we just ask. I haven't become well versed in the bible yet, but my relationship with HIM gets better everyday. I find myself, much to the dismay of my children, only listening to The Message on SiriusXM, satellite radio. I have always been the queen of country, and don't get me wrong I still love it but I have come to understand the power of Christian music. I have come to appreciate it just as much as any other genre of music that I have been accustomed to listening to throughout my life. The girls do like some of the songs, but they would rather listen to country and I guess I was probably like that as a child too.... actually, I was like that until just recently.

A while back I got the urge to start going to church, and the girls were asking if we could.... I guess they were feeling that pull as much as me. So we did, and the peace that has come over me in the past little while is amazing. I'm not saying that I am peaceful and happy everyday and that everything is wonderful all the time but I am more at peace in my life than I have been before. A couple of months ago we joined church, and when you do that you either join by letter or by baptism. If you join by letter, that means that some other church has written a letter and recommended you or by baptism, obviously means you have to be baptisized. Considering that I joined the only church I have ever regularly attended, there was no letter meaning baptism it is. So this Sunday, August 21st, 2011 Adriana, Emily and myself will be baptised. I am looking forward to it, but I am also very nervous.

I love water, but I'm not too big on being the center of attention. I don't really like to be in front of the crowd, well unless its just my family. I know that Adriana is nervous too, but she knows it will be alright. And, for me it's been a long time coming. I accepted Jesus at 8 years old, as did Adriana and we have both been in church on and off all our lives.... I think its going to be an awesome thing and I'm hoping that my relationship with the Lord only gets stronger, and better after this Sunday!

I just can't wait!