Gettin' Dunked

Right now, there's a lot on my plate. There's lots to do and I know that if I would just DO it I would feel better. Sometimes my brain knows it but the message doesn't get to my hands. But lets back up a few days.

The Family! I don't know why it's blurry. 

Right before the actual baptism

Some of summer staff

Last week I was baptized! It was amazing! I don't believe that baptism is the key to getting into Heaven. I don't think it saves me. I became a Christian a long time ago but only recently did it all finally click- what it means to be a true follower of Christ, how to live for Him, and how badly I need Him. That clicking was what spurred me on to be baptized. Also, my cousin and mom were at camp last week. Then my sister came to camp, and then my dad, aunt & uncle, uncle, and grandparents. It was so great! A couple family friends were there too to see me be baptized. My dad and my boss, Jeremiah, dunked me :) I got to say some words to the campers like my testimony and why I want to be baptized. I cried (A LOT) but it was worth it. People thought it was a good message for the kids to hear before they went home. The Holy Spirit totally spoke for me because I can barely remember what I said. I also didn't have my notebook with what I wanted to say so I forgot a few things. Oh well. It was a great day, last Friday. 


Obviously, it would have been cool if every single person in my life who is important could have been there, but that's never a reality. I'm grateful for everyone who was there. Last year in school, I got a lot of grief for not being baptized. I would knock something over or say something stupid and the auto-response from a select few was "oh it's because she's not baptized" and that's barely funny the first time. So if you haven't been baptized, don't let anybody push you into it. I waited until I felt it was a time I could share with family and that I was in a good place with God. I thought I had to have every part of my sinful self under control before I could be baptized but if that were true then NObody would be baptized. Get to a place where you're good with God and want to make that step. Don't do it out of obligation to follow 'the rule' or because everyone else is doing it. 

also, this is my 100th post! Woohoo!