On this Memorial Day, I would like to take just a moment to acknowledge and thank all our fallen soldiers and their families for the sacrifices that they have made to afford us all the freedoms that we know as Americans. You are in my heart and prayers all days, but especially today.
And now this weekend will have another sentimentality for me. I found a new kind of freedom this weekend. I was baptized into the Church yesterday morning. I was raised in the Church, but I haven’t set foot in a church building in probably 10 years. When I heard that an old dear friend was going to be back in the area preaching a gospel meeting this weekend, I decided I’d like to go hear him. Something about hearing the sermon from him… I don’t know. I heard him in a way that I’ve never heard a sermon before.
Now I know I’m no angel, and I didn’t magically turn into one overnight. I’m still me. But I’m a better person now than I’ve ever been, and I know I’ll be a better person tomorrow than I am today. And it is such a GREAT FEELING to know that everything that happened in my life before yesterday is GONE. I’ve made a lot of mistakes and and made a lot of decisions in my life that have always weighed heavily on me, and it’s so liberating to finally be able to let go of all those things. No more fear. No more regret.
A fresh start.
herbie on the run 
i'm not a horribly religious person either – but my wife is. Even I can admit that there is something about baptism.
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Congrats! That is great!
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Oh Pammy,
I think that is wonderful:)
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Awesome Pam! Isn't it wonderful when we just hear God talking to us…lately I have been listening to him. Congratulations on making this wonderful committment! So awesome!
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Awesome, Pam!!!! So excited for you!!!
And I also wanted to mention that you look awesome in your bathing suit! You should be super proud!!!! Nothing wrong with a good body image!
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Wow! How cool! Congrats Pam 🙂
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Oh, Pam! First I want to tell you how excited I am that you were baptised! Praise God on taking that step…. but the long road is much harder. Know that your fellow bloggy believers will be here to support you! How cool that it was hearing a friend preach that God used to touch you so deeply! God is good ALL THE TIME!
And do not worry about your past… it has been wiped clean by our precious Savior!!!! Guilt is not of God, so KNOW that you should not worry about it and it is the enemies way to defeat us.
Second, thank you for your awesome uplift to me on my blog today. You are super sweet and it is nice to know that I can motivate others… and I have NEVER been called a strong runner before. I guess I have you fooled!
In Christ's love and mine!!!!
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