Best Day Ever!!!

Well, the blog has been dry for a couple of days, and that might be because I have been worn out and utterly exhausted from all the Disney goodness. Today, however, is the best day every! Why you might ask? Well, if you ask Liam, he'll tell you it's not the best, because we are leaving Disney today. ☹️ But, I say, today is the Best Day Ever because, we have completed a successful family trip with only minor complications. A lost wallet at Hollywood Studios, and a lost backpack at the resort, both were recovered, but without the cash, yet, that's not important. What is important is that Team South has done it again. Even through the tiredness, hangriness, fussiness, and extreme heat, we completed our tour of the world of Disney!!!! 

But, those are just the superficial elements of our success. The true reason why today is the Best Day Ever is because of the decision and ultimate action that Liam completed today. Liam decided before we left on this trip that he wanted to be baptized. We talked about going to Church and doing it there, but we talked more and he said he really wanted to see if we could do it somewhere unique and memorable.  We decided on our pool at Disney. So today, as we began to leave the park, we went into the shops and purchased the all important shorts needed to complete the task. (We had already packed everything and sent it to the airport). So we changed in the public restroom and went to the pool in the 'Cars' area of the resort, and the two of us climbed down into the warm saltwater. Immediately, I started to notice a pink ring forming around Liam, his new shorts were "bleeding" into the water. I thought to myself, I need to hurry up, or the whole pool will be red. After we competed the baptism, we all sat on the side and prayed over Liam, and I noticed the red ink from his new shorts was running down his legs and leaving red stains on the concrete. It made me start to think about the blood that Jesus poured down from the cross. His blood ran and covered over all the sins of the world, while this stain was only covering my sons legs. He still has red streaks down his leg, and he look like he has been truly covered in blood, which of course, he has. How much do I wish that I could always have that physical reminder that I have been covered I the blood. How amazing is it that a pair of red Mickey Mouse shorts would turn out to be the most amazing reminder of the sacrifice that we were comemorating. 

So today is the Best Day Ever because we were all able to witness the life death and rebirth of Jesus and Liam through the transcendent act of Baptism; and the literal staining of the "blood." 

So, even though our trip is coming to a close (we are flying to Atlanta as I type). The journey is just beginning. Liam's journey in Christ is just beginning to take shape, and our own walks with God are now propelled to even greater depths of relationships, by witnessing this amazing and truly spirit filled event. 

- Dad