Saturday, June 14, 2008

Baptism

May 19, 2008
South City Church, PCA
I LOVE THESE PICTURES!

Pastor Jay Simmons explaining to Samuel what is taking place in his heart. We do not believe his baptism actually produces salvation, but rather it is a sign and symbol of Samuel joining the covenant community with the promise of God's graces surrounding his life.





Mama reading Zephaniah 3:17. We pray that Samuel always knows his Father loves and cares for him in this way.
The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.



Dad explaining why we chose this verse.


We were glad that our good friends, Eric and Jamie had their daughter, Lilly, baptized at the same time.

Some friends Ashley teaches with came to see Samuel. (Amela and her daughter Selma, and Molly.

David Graduates from Covenant Seminary

Samuel didn't get to go see Dad graduate (way past his bedtime) but loved the tassles on his cap and felt proud of him!


with Dr. Peterson, a favorite professor

with my Mom and Aunt Bobbie

Dad and Angela
in line ready to walk

with some friends from Auburn days

with Carol

a favorite professor, Jerram Barrs

with Seima

Sunday, June 8, 2008

It is Official


We have so many pictures to upload from graduation, Samuel's baptistm, etc...but we just have not gotten around to it.

Rather, I want to share the latest news...Samuel officially has food allergies. As far as I can interpret (we still need to meet with the allergist again), this is the real deal. They tested 15 foods, 10 of which he is allergic to. I have "known" for months that egg and soy (and probably dairy) were a problem, but had no idea he would be allergic to peanut(ugh), wheat, meat, etc. So, David and I are going to become those parents. The ones who carry epi pens and scare (or annoy) every teacher, nursery worker, or friend's mom by communicating that they have to be vigilent when we leave the room. No more restaurants (as far as I can tell or imagine). Goodbye Aldi, hello Whole Foods. Even this morning in church I realized that unless things change, he might not be able to take communion. I am sure there are lots of weird things like that. We need to test him for lots more to see what else to avoid without having too many instances of learning the hard way.

Of course we will pray he outgrows them, which he has a good chance of doing, except for the peanut. Until then I am going to figure it out, learn how to be a creative meal planner, and make friends with other mama's of children who have food allergies. I know it could be much worse, as I hear about and see other children with more serious medical issues, but, I am sad for him. And, to be honest, for David and me. We love food. I love to cook and celebrate, socialize, and comfort with food. I love to explore other cultures through food---the list goes on. These are things that I had actually imagined sharing with Samuel. But perhaps Samuel will teach us how to dig deeper to express and explore such things in a more meaningful way we had never imagined.