Sunday, December 05, 2004
Sawyer Cole was baptized this morning at our 10:30 service.

Sawyer's godparents, Nikki and Brian, met us at our home for breakfast where we dressed Sawyer in his baptism outfit. Sawyer woke up just in time to get dressed and leave for church. And he pretty much stayed awake for the rest of the day. Can you blame him? Kenny and I told him all day yesterday, "Tomorrow is your baptism day, Sawyer - it's a big day for you!" He didn't want to miss a beat. So he only fell asleep for 1/2 an hour in church in Nikki's arms, and a few minutes here and there at my parents' house after the service. It was his big day.

Baptisms have come a long way since New Testament days. The first baptisms recorded took place in a river. The "candidates" were baptized, and that's pretty much all that's recorded. Who knows if the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:38) ordered an almond cake with chocolate icing for his baptism party? Who knows if he even had a baptism party? These days, we not only have the sacrament of baptism, we have baptism outfits (aka "christening gowns"), and baptism cakes with icing crosses.

Perhaps this celebration following the service is a Westernization of the sacrament. But looking back on today, and looking back on Rowan's baptism a little over a year ago, I love that we had time to celebrate with friends and family. We can tell our children that we partied hard in joy and celebration on the days of their baptism. Because it was the day that they were received into the household of God, and marked as Christ's own forever.

Woo hoo!

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(pictures: Nikki dressing Sawyer; Nikki and Brian and Sawyer; Godparents, Rector, and Smith family)

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Monday, December 06, 2004 2:51:32 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Monday, December 06, 2004 3:25:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
What a wonderful blessing of a day!
Sues
Monday, December 06, 2004 4:00:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
trying to catch up with you and the family :) LOVE the baptism photos!!!! wonderful! amazing and special!! from your last post- i love that Rowan is into music. i think it is natural for kids to gravitate toward jingles because they are easily recognizable and are relatively simple in their construction. horray for the boys doing well!!
Holly
Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:01:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
It was a wonderful day. Sawyer was surrounded by friends and family who love him dearly.
Nana
Wednesday, December 08, 2004 5:24:39 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
what a lovely baptismal outfit. Very cute.

and welcome to the family of God, precious Sawyer.
emily
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