Jared, My Boy

Can I just say how proud I am of Jared. Without prompting from Angie or I, Jared came to us saying he wanted to be baptized. Angie and I were both surprised and excited. Wanting to make sure he understood what this meant, we quizzed him on what it means to be baptized and why he wanted to be baptized. In short, his answers were all right on. He told us he wanted to be baptized to show that he "loves Jesus and wants to live for him the rest of his life." Talk about thrilled and excited. Our hearts jumped for joy.

If you know Jared, he is not one that likes the attention or spot light to be on him. This makes his desire to be baptized even more special.

In addition, he asked if I would baptize him. I so love him. Needless to say, tomorrow Jared will be baptized. I will get to baptize him with Pastor Barry. I can hardly keep from crying just blogging about it.

It's our heart to raise our kids to "Love God, Love People, and Love Life!" Seems to me Jared is headed in the right direction. I couldn't be prouder!!!