a wonderful night

last night, monday may 12, my husband mark and i were baptized together.
i cant begin to explain what a relief it is, and what a blessing that we were both ready and made the decision to become christians, to wash our sins away, and start our lives anew together.
we spoke with our preacher and made the decision that we would meet at 7pm at our church that afternoon, at around 2pm.
a few text messages and emails went out, and within that short time several people took time out of their lives and schedules to join us in this event. what a great feeling that is!! lots of people of course didnt get the email in time, or had other demands, which is of course understandable.
we have been going to our church off and on for the past 4 or 5 years. lately though we have been making church involvement, bible studies, and prayer more of a priority in our family.
all 3 of our children were with us as well. lacee of course was the only one who understood the event. tommy just enjoyed the socializing, and the dinner afterwards where he was treated with ice cream. mark anthony enjoyed singing, playing with his trains, and running around. that is until he saw the preacher dunk his mommy, which of course was very confusing to his almost 3 yr old self.
while i cant say that i had a great nights sleep last night, i can say that the few times my children allowed me to sleep last night, i did sleep better and more peaceful than i have in a very long time.
and certainly mark anthony summed it up best, when after the prayer that was said while everyone was standing in a circle holding hands, he proudly proclaimed "AMEN" in a very loud and confident voice.