Lilly and Sadie got things rolling this weekend. It was Lilly’s final show as part of the middle school drama club. They put together a wonderful Wizard of Oz, with Lilly playing the role of the great and terrible Oz. Sadie (5th grade) had a role as a junior munchkin, but looked about as big (and as comfortable!) as some of the older kids on stage. Lilly and her friends did a fabulous job with the show! It was our dear friend Anne’s directorial adieu, as she and her lovely family head for the mitten that is Michigan at school’s end. We’ll be sad to see them go; Anne has directed lots of shows with our family, and we LOVE her and her fam.
Josie joined 15 other people Sunday after midtown to be BAPTIZED! She has really grown in her understanding of who Jesus is, her relationship with him, and what it means to be a Jesus-follower (thank you Alli and Casie) so she wanted to be baptized. We had lots of other folks who wanted to testify to their relationship with Jesus, so we rented a hot tub (Thanks to Bill and Clay at Tubbies!) and set out to baptize 16 people. By the time the tub was ready to be drained we had added 5 more to the list! I had a blast, even though I couldn’t say a word. I lost my voice Saturday night, so Kevin did all the talking for me (I have great friends!)
After we had worked our way through our list of baptismal candidates we opened it up for others to make a public declaration of their faith. The first young man to step up was a new friend of mine who wore his boots and cowboy hat right into the water! He said, “I don’t care about you holding my nose, just make sure my hat goes under water!”
What a great day.
Isaac was beaming tonight as we settled in for supper. He was singing and grinning as he set the table. He had a big night. Tonight the family headed over to listen to Isaac’s class read some of the poetry they’ve been writing. Isaac memorized his poem and recited it for us. It’s kind of free-verse…
When I came to America,
my mom asked me what I like.
I like basketball.
She said I have basketball practice in December
and in January I have basketball games.
Thank you, Mother!
His classmates responded with the traditional fingersnaps, but he also got some of the moms and dads in the room to give him the “awwww” sound. He also scored a couple of high fives. He’s never had a family come to hear him recite his poetry before. That’s got to be pretty significant.
1 Comment
Boompa · May 1, 2012 at 10:45 am
What a wonderful day! We are so proud of all of you. Thanks, Stac for the pics and writeup. Love you.