OH Happy DAY

Oh happy day, Oh happy day when Jesus washed my sins away. Praise God my daughter Karson was baptized at church today. Two of our members were baptized last Wednesday night, and as we were coming home from witnessing that, Karson told Matt that she wanted to talk to him in private. After talking with her, Matt came and told me that Karson wanted to be baptized. I, of course, was more skeptical--she's only 8 years old. I said, "Matt I think she's to young." Then, I decided to go and talk to her about it and see what she had to say to me. She told me in her most mature, 8 year old way that she wanted to be special and do it because Jesus did it. I was pretty impressed with that answer. I talked with our children's minister about it the next day and she said, "Tiffany, let her do it." She also said the most important thing for her to understand is what it means afterwards. That's all I needed to hear. I was baptized at 13 and Matt at 15, but our daughter was TODAY at age 8. Karson is incredibly bright (and, there was NO talking her out it--she had her mind made up), and I believe with all my heart she did out of complete obedience to God. **Side note, what's even neater is that she was able to share her baptism with another member of our church named William Fondaw. He's been coming for a couple of weeks from a half-way house close to church. What a testament of faith for him (a) to become a follower of Christ and attend church regularly (b) to become a BAPTIZED follower of Christ and (c) to try and change his life for the better. WOW, very happy for William also.