He has engraved you on the palms of His hand...

Emmanuel was baptized on Sunday!  Here are some pics of our little man in his baptism outfit (thanks, Ms. Ethel!)  He was the only one in church allowed to get away with wearing all white after Labor Day.

There is also a video on this post (thanks Chanel and Brittany).  The video is an abbreviated version of the whole baptism--we would love for you to watch it...but it's having problems loading...I'll try again later.  

(Above)  Emmanuel waited patiently on his daddy. 

(Above)  We prayed after Pastor Wy and Pastor Karl baptized Emmanuel.  We were so grateful to the Lord to have Karl and Wy baptize Emmanuel.  We really respect and admire them and their wonderful wives, Debbie and Shirley, and we felt so honored that they poured out love on Emmanuel.  Also, Eli's parents and his brother, Wil, made the trip up for the baptism.  

The verse we chose for Emmanuel is Isaiah 49:16...see, he has engraved you on the palms of His hand...

When I was in college, Erin-Ashley gave me a plaque with Isaiah 49:16 on it...and she said, "Maybe one day when Eli is a pastor, he can have this on his desk!"  EA...thanks for pointing me to this section of scripture, and it is more than just on Eli's desk...it is what we pray for our Emmanuel...we pray that he would know without a shadow of a doubt that Jesus desperately loves Him. 

Sunday was also my grandma's 77th birthday!  Happy Birthday, Grandma Myrtle!  Emmanuel and grandma will always share a special day.

Emmanuel and I make our first trip on an airplane next week to go to Kelly Marie's wedding in Nashville!  Pray for us and the people sitting around us on the plane.