Changing My Picture

I'm at work. I don't have my camera with me, nor my very beautiful tulips that I bought last Saturday (potted) and which are blooming a gorgeous red. But I'm going to take a picture of them and put it up. Cuz it's spring! It's spring time, the spring time, the only purdy ring time.


When the birds do sing hey ding-a-ding-ding sweet lovers love the spring.

That snowman contest has no chance.

As I'm getting ready for choir tonight, I think I'll tell the story of this past Sunday when Jake and I were baptized in our beautiful church.

There were 15 other people getting baptized as well. Jake was a last minute entry because Pastor Pitts lovingly muscled him into doing it with me. Jake got the day off work and we got there early, changed into our robes and the pastor spoke with us and we gave testimony of our love of Jesus, and one by one we went SPLOOSH in a little pool built into the stage. It's probably 8'x5', waist deep. Stairs down. The water was nice and warm. The feeling was amazing. The support of all the congregation was generous. My friends who go with us are inspirational. I love the feeling of community, closeness, and sharing this never-before explored part of my life.

At the Homebuilders meeting Jake and I went to last night (young couples and singles from the church who get together for bible study and other fun things, at the same time the kids go to Boys and Girls Club yay free babysitting!) the leader of the group said how proud of us he was, and then said he would have been so nervous to have gotten up in front of 700 people and spoken. And my jaw dropped. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE 700 PEOPLE THERE!! I would've been WAY more nervous!! As it was, I felt so nervous waiting in the back and then waiting our turn sitting in our seats on stage that I was a little nauseous. And dizzy. And hoping not to hurt myself by falling down the stairs or if the water wasn't deep enough to have to use my stomach muscles (what stomach muscles?) to right myself again. And before that I worried if the robe wouldn't fit, like it didn't at my college graduation. But it went so smooth! And when it was my turn, all the nausea went away. I wasn't even terribly fearful of speeching my little speech. I kept my eyes down tho. There's a video which we will get on Sunday. I didn't know we were being videoed either. I will see if I can upload it. Or maybe I don't want to. We'll see how it looks. Heheheee!

I am going now to warm up my home made chicken with whole wheat linguini tetrazzini with cauliflower and mushrooms in a blush sauce. Then off to choir!!

...as I went down to the river to pray, studying about that good old way...