11/05/2025
Day 4: Today I am thankful to be washed free of my sins because of the grace of God.
On this day, seven years ago, Annabelle and I were baptized together. What a sweet, sweet day that was.
I have loved growing in Christ with her. I was saved on January 19, 2005 but was never obedient in being baptized. I was too worried about the logistics of being able to get in and out of the baptismal. Back then I could still walk but was unable to climb steps.
Fast forward to 2018, where I am no longer able to walk or stand...I use a wheelchair 100% of the time. The logistics were much harder to overcome in 2018 than they would have been in 2005.
My precious daughter Annabelle asked Jesus into her heart on August 29, 2018. We have shared many conversations about God, Jesus, sin, and being obedient.
Annabelle was nervous about being baptized. I knew I could not expect her to be obedient to God’s request when I myself had not been obedient. So, we decided that we would be baptized together.
I now know why I wasn’t obedient in 2005, it was because the daughter I didn’t know I would have needed her mother to calm her fears. The logistics I was so worried about before melted away thanks to a caring church family. November 4, 2018 is a day neither of us will ever forget, as we were both baptized. God is so good and takes care of all of our needs.
