tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post4573914597064482897..comments2023-10-25T12:01:07.964-04:00Comments on Farmgirl Paints: Baby Boom!Farmgirl Paintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17205054615599523192noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-28459087817277668762009-07-29T16:25:32.342-04:002009-07-29T16:25:32.342-04:00Sweet pictures!! The one of your "peeps"...Sweet pictures!! The one of your "peeps" is adorable!sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439305584795731097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-13383845587182821912009-07-28T22:37:26.316-04:002009-07-28T22:37:26.316-04:00What a beautiful picture of all those babies. Our ...What a beautiful picture of all those babies. Our street had a baby boom nine years ago. Ten of us pregnant all at one time. Every few weeks someone was having a baby. We live on a small street that ends in cul-de-sac. People were terrified to drink the water over here! It was a really fun time though!Kimberly Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011334298854922476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-1538218133479047772009-07-28T17:45:04.148-04:002009-07-28T17:45:04.148-04:00Babies are just so sweet, all of 'em! You just...Babies are just so sweet, all of 'em! You just wanna eat 'em up. :) <br />As for baptism, I believe the Bible teaches it as is a profession of our faith believing that Christ and His shed blood on the Cross is what saves us. I believe there is an age of accountability, but it's not the same for every individual, only God knows that. I don't believe baptism equals salvation, and I don't believe my faith can save anyone. God is righteous, and He is just so I do not fear for the eternity of my 6 month old son. When the times comes for him to choose this day whom he will serve, he will make a choice. My prayer is that his father and I raise him in the full knowledge of Christ, believing that by training him up in the way he should go, he will not depart from the Truth.LeAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360378882035668129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-74305691080928317622009-07-28T10:56:21.036-04:002009-07-28T10:56:21.036-04:00love the pictures! i am a new follower to your blo...love the pictures! i am a new follower to your blog :) love your look on life!!!!<br />in my church (the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints), we baptize at the age we believe children become accountable, 8.CoLiE-Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143075481863268764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-49593432264278277142009-07-28T08:14:18.014-04:002009-07-28T08:14:18.014-04:00Love all the family shots Becky ~ especially the o...Love all the family shots Becky ~ especially the one with your folks and grandmother with the twins!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933214618325580791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-40231819484985543122009-07-28T04:22:16.793-04:002009-07-28T04:22:16.793-04:00Ha love the big family!!! I too am a family loving...Ha love the big family!!! I too am a family loving girl!! So many cute babies!!<br /><br />Our church is very large...We Baptise at any age..City girl turned Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136747291306184964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-42889679016201940832009-07-28T02:59:42.043-04:002009-07-28T02:59:42.043-04:00wow look at all those babies I would lose my mind ...wow look at all those babies I would lose my mind and try to stuff them all in my pockets and run for it!!! ok not really but still I want one...some...<br /><br />anyway we baptise both babies and adults. I have gone to the tiny mostly family churches before but John and I like our big church right now!Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355418492075195689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-16625748647672750482009-07-28T02:04:35.517-04:002009-07-28T02:04:35.517-04:00Well, it was nice to meet everybody! I love big f...Well, it was nice to meet everybody! I love big families! Hard to get a table at a restaurant though! (I come from a big fam too!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-30387249140942233492009-07-27T22:15:04.790-04:002009-07-27T22:15:04.790-04:00Wow, that's a LOT of babies!
You look so pret...Wow, that's a LOT of babies!<br /><br />You look so pretty in your pictures...you have such a bright smile!Muthering Heightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660310558298459636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-36072234549611483002009-07-27T21:21:32.954-04:002009-07-27T21:21:32.954-04:00Priceless and wonderful!Priceless and wonderful!Joy Tiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183952085695405635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-83772244028592781062009-07-27T19:24:31.170-04:002009-07-27T19:24:31.170-04:00I love family snaps, looks like you had a great ti...I love family snaps, looks like you had a great time with the family.<br /><br />Love that photo of your parents and you, they look so sweet :)<br /><br />xxxdebra@dustjackethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397055465607649038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-76159493878993523462009-07-27T17:57:34.730-04:002009-07-27T17:57:34.730-04:00What fun! I loved the pictures. =)What fun! I loved the pictures. =)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930016068543292725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-88858546292122859812009-07-27T17:13:32.611-04:002009-07-27T17:13:32.611-04:00Growing up our church had people stand for prayers...Growing up our church had people stand for prayers and praises. It was really nice. My church now dedicates a baby to the Lord. The church prayers for the parents for wisdom and asks the congregation to help in bringing up the baby to love the Lord. Baptism is when you are older in my church. Wonderful photos....baptisms always make me cryJeanne Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416388678277513385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-68637814821342866112009-07-27T17:06:22.819-04:002009-07-27T17:06:22.819-04:00These photos are so precious~These photos are so precious~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-37205152811163686412009-07-27T16:59:50.120-04:002009-07-27T16:59:50.120-04:00Billy Graham has you walk up to the front by him a...Billy Graham has you walk up to the front by him after a Billy Graham Crusade, as an act of public profession that you believe. No baptism.<br /><br />I was sprinkled as a baby.<br /><br />Later, an Assembly of God guy told me my baptism was not valid and I needed dunked, not sprinkled.<br /><br />I gave him the "you and your households" argument from Acts (conveniently ignored in comments above). The counter argument to the Apostles saying they baptised you and your households??? [See, households have kids, so kids were likely baptised]. The argument then goes: No No No! The household believed, but infants did not. They need dunked later.<br /><br />Who are we to know what God has instilled in an infant?<br />Do they believe in breathing? Not in the womb; but pronto upon exit.<br /><br />This goes round and round, with basically Catholics saying sprinkling is fine, and Protestants saying you need dunked. BOTH will be surprised to see parties of the other denomination in heaven.<br /><br />Who do we know for sure is in heaven?<br />Precious few names make up the list.<br />A thief on the Cross (uh, Christ's blood brings forgiveness of sin, not baptism)...the thief looked at Christ and said: "Can I go with you?" and Christ replied : "THIS DAY you will be with me in paradise".<br /><br />Now this guy was being crucified for a reason. He was likely a no good, and caused some pretty bad deeds. <br />He does not fall under the "you and your household" argument of baptism, for that came after Pentecost, and he was just dying on the cross next to Christ.<br /><br />Yet, he is clearly noted by Christ as one of few in all the Bible to go to heaven.<br /><br />It is hard to dunk a guy on the cross for a baptism. No word says they took him down and baptised him and rehung the guy.<br />No word on sprinkling by a nearby Roman, or even John. (The rest of the Apostles booked out so they did not get crucified too; only John stayed with Christ).<br /><br />So either this guy was sprinkled as a kid (not yet invented, so highly unlikely, and over ruled by the fact, that now he was a man like Christ.....sprinkling was not done for "I Believe" since Christ' ministry was a ways off).<br /><br />Nope. All the baptism talk is not part of the deal, and anyway it is done is fine. Why?<br /><br />There is a thief in heaven per Jesus Christ, and that guy knows zip of our wonderful churchy talk of sanctification, justification, regeneration, baptism, confession (he did NOT repent; he BELIEVED in Christ), and all our weird practices and terms.<br /><br />This thief is IN; and all commenters with words of wisdom on the way to get in, including me, are not in.....yet.<br /><br />However, I do qualify as a thief. And so do all of you. Perhaps if we emulate the thief on the cross and talk to Christ as this thief did, we are then invited to heaven too.<br /><br />If my doctor put a shot of immunization into my one day old butt, am I immunized? Yup.<br /><br />And if my parents can intercede on my behalf through THEIR prayers and the Father listens, do I have to say the prayer as a 3 hour old baby? Nope. Their intercessory prayer does fine. <br /><br />Same with baptism.<br /><br /><br />Ps. With the size of Big Brother Jim, I am surprised Becky ever got a date. <br />Nice family shots Becky.Keystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465358638077475521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-12493381738161025352009-07-27T16:57:48.354-04:002009-07-27T16:57:48.354-04:00Love all your pictures! Looks like y'all had a...Love all your pictures! Looks like y'all had a great time! My hubs comes from a large family like that and ALSO doesn't know everyone's names. So sad!! But he tries to brush up on the family tree when we know we are going to see them! <br />I was raised Catholic and am now Methodist. Both of those denominations baptize as infants. My hubs and I were both baptized as babies and we've had both of our children baptized. That being said, we completely view it as a public dedication of children to be raised in and supported by the church. We have confirmation around middle school when children make their own decision to become full fledged members of the church. <br />I think God is so much bigger than the terminology that it doesn't bother me, either way. :)Hillary @ The Other Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001572958600385505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-50541954808466038652009-07-27T16:41:05.499-04:002009-07-27T16:41:05.499-04:00Cool!! I finally figured out how to sign on to you...Cool!! I finally figured out how to sign on to your blog...lol!! Love these pictures! The one with the twins and Grandma.... Precious!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355217742818682585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-52152193774924183742009-07-27T15:22:40.634-04:002009-07-27T15:22:40.634-04:00What an adorable family you have!! Love the photo...What an adorable family you have!! Love the photo with you & your parents! I feel the same way about all of our 1/2 cousins (from my step mom's side) LOVE them; but I'd probably fail if I had to tell you their names/ages/etc.! My kids LOVE the chaos of visiting them though! <br /><br />I attend a church of about 500. We prayerfully dedicate babies (and parents) to the Lord; but baptism is a public profession of accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior in our church. (Very non-threatening way of asking too by the way! ;))Shandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800875348050052144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-43061355447217840922009-07-27T15:03:17.903-04:002009-07-27T15:03:17.903-04:00Thanks so much for your nice comments on my blog.
...Thanks so much for your nice comments on my blog.<br /> You could sell greeting cards with the lineup of babies on it!<br />LindaLinda Summerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131029811348628820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-31973854275530218262009-07-27T13:09:55.715-04:002009-07-27T13:09:55.715-04:00That picture of your Grandma with the babies is so...That picture of your Grandma with the babies is so sweet! <br /><br />Our church "dedicates" babies when they are little and baptises when they're old enough to decide to follow Christ on their own. <br /><br />Have a lovely day!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267638517817280040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-19236180436705427982009-07-27T12:21:38.621-04:002009-07-27T12:21:38.621-04:00Love the country atmosphere! Thank you for the qu...Love the country atmosphere! Thank you for the question re: baptizm. We too follow in the tradition of the words in the Bible "repent and be baptized." So children and adults are baptized when they can understand. Infants are dedicated.nanasewnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052187558086739659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-9738900360519164122009-07-27T11:52:23.680-04:002009-07-27T11:52:23.680-04:00Hi there,
I am glad you remember me, look at your...Hi there,<br /><br />I am glad you remember me, look at your site now, its gorgeous, I still adore your lovely family, I do believe that a family that prays together stays forever..<br /><br />More power to you...<br /><br /><br />xoxoxIlyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570937586804453070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-12640435865730463402009-07-27T11:42:54.385-04:002009-07-27T11:42:54.385-04:00Girl!! I'm just back now...How is it possible...Girl!! I'm just back now...How is it possible to be this tired from a teensy camping trip? <br /><br />No idea. :)Lemonade Makin' Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404173701815078504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-66632262403223674532009-07-27T11:06:48.273-04:002009-07-27T11:06:48.273-04:00all those babies...how sweet and precious.
what a...all those babies...how sweet and precious.<br /><br />what an interesting question you bring up.<br />our church does not baptize babies. the biblical examples of baptism shows that adults are baptized for the forgiveness of sins...babies are innocent of sins. when we reach that age when we realize that we are not living in accordance to HIS will, we should repent and then become baptized.<br /><br />{acts 2:38; mark 16:16}<br /><br />i'd love to study this further with you if you would like...or give you some more verses on the subject.<br /><br />have a wonderful day<br />chasitythe wild raspberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914734365583266636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-8959881314804952782009-07-27T09:56:08.153-04:002009-07-27T09:56:08.153-04:00Love the shot of all the babies! :) I can see a fa...Love the shot of all the babies! :) I can see a family resemblance between you and the cousins. We attend a Baptist church with several thousand members. Our church allows baptisms for any children and adults who understand the commitment to Jesus that they have made, but I know some other churches do things differently. :)<br /><br />If you have a chance to stop by, my 200th post Giveaway went up yesterday (Sunday) with my Thrifty Treasures post. :)Amanda @ Serenity Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.com