Great to be 8!

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." Mahatma Gandhi  

After waiting a few months to be baptized for various reasons - today B felt HAPPINESS as she followed through on her choice to be baptized!

She chose ice cream as a snack afterwards . . . . it was easy to prepare and easy to clean up - good choice!

B is growing up.   She's baptized now and is responsible for her own choices.   She now has to rely on the Holy Ghost as her guide - but that is how it is supposed to be - parents have to let children grow up! 

" Ships are safe in the harbor, but that is not what a ship is made for." M. Angelou  

At the end of the day, I asked her what she was thinking and how she felt today and she said, "I was thinking when I got in the water it was cold, VERY COLD but it made me excited to be getting baptized.  Out of the water I was still thinking I felt good and that I got baptized!  I was happy AND that the water was freezing!  I'm glad I choose a day mammaw could come.  I love the necklace, the music box, the scriptures and that I have a bag of my own.  I felt it was a good day and I felt happy!" 

I have a video/slideshow of B and her first 8 years - if you are ever visiting me - ask to see it - I'd love to show it to you!