Following Jesus and His example!

The Sun and the SON were shining today!!

What an AWESOME day! The weather was straight from heaven! There wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was HOT for most of the day! That really is a miracle because during the months of June- November it is usually in the low 60s. Not today! We had 27 people attend our baptism and everyone had a really great time. It was a little nerve racking at times because no one could swim. Have you ever been to a pool and been the ONLY ones who knew how to swim? NO lifegaurd, and 23 people wanting to play in the pool and NONE of them could swim. We had 2 scares where they slipped in the pool, panicked and didn't realize they could stand. It turned out fine, but it was a bit scary. I took life saving years ago, but had NO desire to use what I know!

There were so many times when I thought, I wish all of you could experience the day with us. We left pretty much on time, unusual, we arrived at 10:10 am, the park was supposed to open at 10am and at 10:30am the workers showed up and they opened. SOOO Mexico! Then we had the baptism and they all wanted to swim. In America everyone would go put their swimsuits on and start swimming. Here, they look at me and say what did you bring for me to wear. Luckily I am known for bringing everything except the kitchen sink. So, I had clothes for about 10 of them. They all chose something to wear and started to get in the pool. All of that seems normal except that they were all embarrassed because they had never seen eachother in shorts or tee shirts, let alone a bathing suit. If I wore my regular one piece bathing suit they might have fainted! It is very modest too! ;o) So, it was fun to watch them walk slowly out of the bathroom area, covering their legs and tops with whatever clothes they had in their hands. They finally relaxed and had a great time playing in the pool! We stayed until they closed and all piled into 2 trucks and 1 car. All 27 of us! There were a lot of things that were different about our day, but it made it a ton of fun!

There was one thing that happened that will take awhile to get over. Annie took her glove off halfway through the day. I didn't think much about it because she was swimming. I knew she had a ton of sunscreen on and it didn't bother me. The problem was that I forgot to make her put it on when she got out of the pool. So when we were leaving she came up to me with this horrible look and said, " Look Mommy, my hand is red again." I felt horrible! She said, "Mommy, red isn't good for skin, it is good for markers, but not for skin! I want my hand to be white again." They told us in Texas that she should never get her hand sun burnt because that skin is so sensitive that it would stain her skin forever. I pray they were exaggerating! I hope I haven't ruined her precious hand! Please pray it will turn white again, and it will happen SOON!

Thank you all for praying! Without prayer, we wouldn't be here!