Benjamin's Baptism

Benjamin was baptized on a beautiful November 20th morning, and we had a crowd of family to attend the event. Matthew was able to fly in from Durham and meet Sharon here after she arrived from San Antonio. Andrew’s mom flew in from Ohio, and Amy and Molly made the drive from Houma and Baton Rouge. Jennifer and Bonnie came with the three boys, who really added to the meaningful ceremony. Along with Jack, they became the focus of Reverend Martin Bastian’s message: Benjamin would need all his family to love and support him in his moral life, just as they have. With so many in both families present, Martin’s words must have resonated with Elizabeth and Andrew as they did with me. Family is the foundation, the bedrock, of a child’s values and his relationship to God, and a parent’s responsibility the most challenging there is.