Three of the best days of my life have been when my children are baptized. I am filled with joy to see these beautiful spirits walk in the footsteps of the Savior and choose to join His church. And it reminds me once again how blessed I am to be entrusted as their mother. So many days, I feel inadequate in raising them the way the Lord would have me do. But when I look at their little faces and feel their arms wrapped around me giving me a hug and expressing their devotion, I know that my four little people are the only souls on earth who love me truly unconditionally. They trust me, they miss me when I am gone, they seek me for comfort, they have come to my home for a specific purpose and I must do my best to fulfill that role in their lives. I am more grateful than I can express to have each of them as my child.
When I think of the day this little boy entered my world, he looked so different...and, at the same time, so the same. His blond floppy locks were spiky black tufts, his deep blue eyes were dark black...but that nose was the same, that 'turtle' smile completely recognizable. I had really hoped to have another son after Connor and was so happy to have my Dane Trajan come to join us. I took him home from the hospital and wanted to do nothing but ignore everyone else and stare at my bundle all day. He had the sweetest face and was oh-so-cuddly. As a baby and young toddler, he would spend hours snuggled on my lap while I read or worked on the computer. He would pop those two fingers in, stroke his blue blankey between first finger and thumb and be perfectly content with the world. As soon as he could string words together into sentences, he began asking the deepest (and sometimes toughest!) questions. He pondered the universe more than any child I know. To this day, he is my most inquisitive, my most thoughtful...he is a boy I am proud of and will forever love! Congratulations, my Daney-boy, on your wise decision to be baptized. May the gospel ever bring answers to the questions of your heart! We love you!
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| Such a handsome guy! |
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| June 25, 2011 |
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| So excited for his big day! |
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| My boys--with purple ties! |
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| So proud of his decision to be baptized! |
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| He wanted to make sure Daddy drove them to the church in the cool car! |
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| We love you, Dane! |