Let the Children Come

"Let the Children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." This a bible verse out of the Gospel of Matthew that I have always thought was so special. There is a song with these words that they sing in church every Sunday when the children go up for a blessing. It was read at Henley's baptism. It justs reminds me that children and babies especially are such beautiful blessings from God and how much he loves them. At this point they are so little, innocent and pure! True creations of work! I look at our children everyday and thank God for them; they make me a better person!

We are so fortunate to have had two of them that are healthy and happy that joined us this past year 2008! I am talking about Henley of course and our darling nephew Preston. Henley was baptized into the Catholic church over the holidays on December 27th and it was a family affair! Being Christmas allowed our whole family to be involved and present at such a wonderful occasion! You could feel all the love for her in that room and it was truly a special moment! Julie and Steven Mizerany are her Godparents and participated in the ceremony that afternoon. Julie and Steve are a part of her life, but now they are even more special in that they will be great role models. Their love for God will help show and guide her to believe in her own faith! Hopefully, with a loving Christian family she will never know anything different. I pray all the time that we can raise both our children to be strong, independent Christian men and women. Faith is really important to us and I hope someday it will be to them as well!

After Henley Baptism we had everyone over to our house for Champagne and appetizers. It was a great day! I think Bennett really enjoyed the cake? The next day we went to Preston's baptism and celebrated another precious gift from God! What a way to start the new year!