Happy 5th Birthday, Nathan!

 Slinky that makes sounds :)

 Police uniform

 Spiderman dress up clothes from Aunt Carrie

Little Ones Who Believe

So I'm being a somewhat reflective for my kids. Here's a little background. As a family, we read the Bible almost every day and breathe prayers together often throughout every day. I've also made it a point to pretty much give the salvation message every day and we often pray versions of "the sinner's prayer". We also have a very good church home who shares the gospel with everyone, including kids with special needs on their level. So they've had a very good foundation. And at some point, I believe all 3 of my kids have truly meant what they said in one of our "sinner's prayers" and have asked Jesus to be their Lord and Savior. But for them to verbalize their relationship with Jesus in a clear and concise way to people outside our home has been too difficult for them to do. My son, who is my youngest, every day for about 2 months kept persisting on getting baptized. While he doesn't really understand exactly what a lifetime commitment to Jesus is, he did understand that being just like Jesus meant getting baptized. My oldest daughter also decided she wanted baptized too. So on this past Wednesday, Aug. 12th, 2015 at our local lake, Lake Murray, I baptized all 3 of them, simply saying, "because you want to be just like Jesus and follow Him in baptism, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.". Afterwards, I felt at peace with knowing that I did all I could do to allow my children to be obedient to God's word and yet at the same time realizing that they might in the future want to get baptized again after confessing Jesus as Lord. I felt very sincerely that they would have become bitter towards me and Christians in general for not allowing them to do this very simple thing. And far be it for me to become a stumbling block to them in being obedient to what God has commanded all believers to do.

Mark 9:42New American Standard Bible (NASB)
42 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.

So in all this, I am just very thankful and at peace, knowing that I've done all I can to lead my family in Him, special needs and all.