Timothy's baptism

On May 24th, we had the joy of baptizing Timothy. Even though this is the fourth baptism that we've celebrated in our family, the significance wasn't lost for Curtis and I. We were again reminded of the huge responsibility that is ours as parents. The sign of baptism is applied not as a means of salvation, or as a sign that we believe that Timothy is already saved. Rather, it's a sign of the commitment that Curtis and I are making as believing parents. It is also a sign that Timothy, as a child of believers, is set apart by God, just as Issac was set apart by God with the sign of circumcision.

Pastor Jon reading Curtis and I the vows we took to raise Timothy in the fear of the Lord.
Applying the sign of baptism.


This picture makes me laugh! What an accurate depiction of our life.
We were blessed by the presence of my parents, who are a blessing in our lives.
We were also joined by both my sister, my nephew and my grandma. What a blessing to have family share this joyous occasion with us.

Pastor Jon, after baptizing another Krajca boy.
Alex stood with Curtis and I as a representative of the session. He has been an encouragement to Curtis and I through the past few months.
Normally after a baptism, we have a huge party celebrating the addition of another covenant child into our church family. As part of the baptism, church members take a vow to support and help parents as they their children. Our church has been an amazing support, encouragement and blessing to our family and we always enjoy a time of celebration with them. This time was a little different. We had Covenant Kids that evening, it was a holiday weekend, our family was only in town for a short time, and it was a pretty crazy month with the birthdays and Timothy's surgery. So rather than having a big party at our house, we brought a cake to Covenant Kids to celebrate.

I anticipated Timothy's baptism being bittersweet, since he's our last baby. But instead, it was a beautiful time to rejoice in God's blessings, God's promises and ultimately God's faithfulness to us as parents. It's hard to be sad that we won't have any more children when we feel God's abundant blessings.