My Kids Make Me Laugh Monday - March 7, 2016

While watching a basketball game-
Eleanor: "Touchdown"
Genevieve: "Where are their helmets?"
(At least the kids have picked up on our love of football.)
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Last night at dinner we had leftovers from Saturday night which included peppers stuffed with chicken, slice of avocado, and fruit. We didn't have any avocado ready to eat on Sunday night so I left that off their plates.
Genevieve: "Mommy where's the green thing?"
Me: "We didn't have any to ready to eat tonight."
Genevieve: "Oh thank you Mommy!!!!"

You have to know that you know that you know

This morning during LifeGroup (what my church calls Sunday school) I asked Jesus to be the Lord of my life. At the end of the church service I went up to request to be baptized. I put the following status on my Facebook:

You have to know that you know that you know. 

And now I know. 

I'm a child of the one true King. 

Thanks to my LifeGroup this morning for all their support.

A lot of people have been asking what my story is. Figured it would be best to write it all out here. Now I'm not the best writer. At times my spelling and grammar are horrendous. I'm just pouring out my heart so you'll know my story. So here goes:

I was raised in a Christian home and was baptized at the age of 7 on Easter Sunday. I remember being baptized but I don't recall the exact moments and conversations that led up to this. I don't know if I did it because everyone else was doing it or if my parents told me to do it. I really don't remember. I remember looking to the older kids for guidance even though they made me go first to see if the water was warm or cold. At the age of 7, I can't say there was a dramatic shift in my personality or my way of life. Let's face it, at age 7 there aren't too many "bad" things for one to be getting in.

In the mist of all this, keep in mind that I attending Catholic school from kindergarten through high school graduation. Not because we were Catholic but because the public school system we were apart of was horrible.

Fast forward to when I started dating Josh my junior year of collage. Josh had also been raised in a Christian home and had accepted Jesus into his heart. When we started dating, Josh was a senior and already had accepted a job in the Washington DC area. We needed to figure out really fast if this relationship would be worth fighting for and worth the 1.5 years of long distance dating while I finished up my schooling in Indiana. One of first conversation was the importance of our future spouse being a Christian. Josh is truly the one that open my eyes to the relationship side of being a believer.

We attending a southern baptist church while we lived in DC for 6 years and have been attending one in Cartersville for the past 2 years. While doing so I've really struggled with knowing if I am saved. I'm constantly doubting if I had done things in the right order, the right way, said the right thing, etc.

This past summer a revivalist or guest speaker at church mentioned that you had to know the day you were saved. I text my friend Amy Carpenter in a panic because I had no idea. I thought I had been, I just didn't know when. At the time I believed that if something happened to me I would go to heaven. Amy listened to my concerns and read some scripture with me. Her parting comment to me was that she thought Jesus was working on me and she was excited to see where He was leading me.

This past week it seems like every where I go this has been part of the conversation:

* Josh and I are doing a Disciple Shirt training through our church. Part of Monday's lesson was to write our testimony. I really didn't know what to say so I left the whole page blank.

* Every Monday night a group of girls get together to watch TV. During the tv program the two girls next to me were talking about if other religions use the terminology "being save". The church I grew up didn't use that terminology. In fact, I had never heard that phrase until we started attending a baptist church. I poured out my heart to them about this topic and they offered guidance. 

* Tuesday, I was with a friend that is part of the Monday night group wasn't there that night, so I was telling her about it. Her story is similar to mine and she offered bits of guidance and encouragement.

*Sunday morning when I walked into LifeGroup, a relatively new attendee was talking about how she got saved this past week. Which led to me commenting on what my week had been like. Our LifeGroup leader asked me some questions and one thing led to another my class circled around me. They prayed over me, then I prayed the sinners prayer.

So there you have it. As of today - March 6, 2016 - I now know that I know that I know.