Baptism

Nicholas

Baptised, Sunday, April 17, 2016

New Beginnings: Baptism

 

Elaine, Alida, and Benjamin

Baptised, Sunday, August 23, 2015

 

The Great Theological Debate

Nicholas: God made that race car.
Ben: Oh, here we go again. God did not make that race car. He made the imagination in the people to build the race car.
Nicholas: Yeah, but he also made the materials that make the race car. He made everything.
Ben: No! Men made that race car.
And on, and on, and on.

Run For Your Lives!

 Zombie infested 5K obstacle course

Before

 And After.

 And the girls, who were just chatting away with the nurse zombie, wouldn't get their picture taken with her unless I joined.

 Trying to explain the race to my mother...

"Well, that sounds weird."

I didn't even bother mentioning Zombie Thor, who the children were cheering on to attack the racers by the end.

Conversations with Alida

Elaine: "Mommy?  Did God make everything?"

Me:  "Yes, God made everything."

Alida: "Yeah, Elaine!  He even made the bumps in the road that make us go ahahahahah when we go over them.  That's so fun.  We couldn't do that if God didn't make them."

Serious Conversations

Elaine: "Mommy, I'm scared a monster is going to get me."

Me: "No sweetheart, there are no monsters here. And, you have your sister and your brothers and me all watching over you. And you know what? God is in your heart; he's protecting you too."

Elaine: "God will just kick him in the face?"

Me: "You bet he will."

Elaine: "Then I'll just punch him in the teeth."

Alida (from across the room): "Yeah, and then I'll just stomp on his toe."

Me: "Good night ladies, sweet dreams."

Theology: Four Years in the Forming

Ben: "Nicholas. That was the hardest spankin' of my life. And I don't want my bottom to crack open."

Nicholas: "Yeah. That would be funny."

Ben: "No, Nicholas. No, it wouldn't. Then I would be dead."

Nicholas: "Yeah. And then you'd go see Jesus. That would be funny too."

Ben: "No! No Nicholas that wouldn't be funny. I'd go to heaven. Nicholas, when I'm dead, no one else can go inside this body."

Nicholas: "No."

Ben: "Yeah, then we'd all be gone forever and wouldn't come back."