"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in Truth."
I John 1:4
What a heritage of faith is ours. R and I were both blessed with Godly, Christian parents and grandparents. They raised us in church, just as we are raising our girls. They taught us to study and know Scripture and to have a deep relationship with God and to try to be like Jesus every day! They taught us how to pray. Oh, I have fond childhood memories of kneeling by my bed at night and praying with my parents and praying with my grandparents when I would spend the night. My girls have these memories too!
They taught me that it wasn't enough for me to just go to church. I needed a Savior! It has been 32 years since I received Him as my Savior and Lord. R was saved 31 years ago.
Rachel was saved when she was six years old. April 4, 1999
Hannah was saved when she was 6 years old. November 16, 2003
My Dad baptized them both. Oh, days to treasure and remember and to thank God! My eyes are filling up with tears of joy. Our circle is complete and that is much to be thankful for! If you still have family members who are not saved, don't give up. Keep praying and believing. I am praying and greatly looking forward to the day when I hear my little nephews call me and say, "Aunt Kiki, I asked Jesus to come into my heart and be my Savior today!" Glory! I can hardly wait for that day!In Awe of Him,
Kristi
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This is one of the best entries I've seen. Thanks for sharing your Family Tree of Faith. This is my prayer too for my children and their children's children... so long as Jesus has not returned to rapture us. LOL!
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How wonderful that is. What a blessing. I was raised in a Christian home but my husband was not. But he got radically saved in 91'. We actually went to the same High School lol. But didn't meet until 95. Thank goodness lol.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture that you did. It's awesome. Hang it with pride my friend.
Blessings to you.
Kim
How precious to have such a legacy. I love that your dad baptized both of your girls. My parents provided me with the foundations of my faith and we are doing the same for our girls. I pray Brian and I have many generations of believers in our "tree."
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful story of faith!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
What a special WFW! Such a blessing! Thank you for sharing with us!
ReplyDeleteAmen! This summer I've been helping my sons memorize Psalm 100. Every time we say the last verse, "His faithfulness continues through all generations," I pray that their Godly heritage will be passed on through the future generations of our family.
ReplyDeleteThat was so special. It is such a blessed moment when your child is saved and then baptized...... Thanks for sharing their special moments.
ReplyDeleteWhat a legacy of faith you are living and leaving for your children! I loved your post. The pictures of the baptisms are precious!!!! Your WFW picture and verse go great together. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my post. I love the verse you shared.
ReplyDeletePraise God and what a beautiful story to illustrate the preciousness of becoming a part of Christ's family!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you so much for sharing that and your sweet comment on my blog.
Kristi,
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect way to raise your girls and to live. How awesome that your Dad baptized them. Such great memories!
Thanks for sharing!
Have a great day!
Cheryl
PS: I'm still loving this song when I come over here!
Such a precious, lovely legacy my friend, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post. What a gift it is to have parents like yours. I know--I have them, too.
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SmallWorld
What a wonderful legacy of faith you have in your family. That is such a blessing. Great verse too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful legacy of faith. It truly is a blessing!
ReplyDeleteOk, that brought me to tears! I pray that our children will continue what God has done in our lives as their parents. We are the first in our family to come to Him. We pray fervently for our family. Thank you for this beautiful post! You are a rare gem!
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Jill
What a wonderful post! For your dad to be apart of that is so special. My dad and grandad married me and my husband. I will never forget that!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is just amazing!! Loved reading about this heritage God has blessed you and your family with.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it with us.
So nice to meet you Kiki!
How I love this...and what a blessing to read about your children.
ReplyDeleteLegacy is the word that comes to mind...what a legacy you are leaving in those beautiful children...the Legacy of a wonderful God.
hi. you can go through my archives instead, look for "Tagged: Google Search", 6th entry in the month of August. it's from denise of shotrybears. hope you can find it. :) thanks for the visit, and for your concern. God is so good.:)
ReplyDeleteHi Kristi, What a precious heritage you and your family has! Thank God for the privileges He has given you to be born and brought up in the love of God. Thanks for sharing this lovely and touching post with us. Love the picture and the way you put the verse in. How I pray that my family will know the Lord too. I am the only one now but I pray for them daily, and will not lose hope. May God bless you and your beautiful family that is so precious to Him! Take care and God bless!
ReplyDeleteOh how blessed you are!! I have always wanted a testimony like that but unfortunately mine took a lot of turns before ending up at the cross! I am hoping that my kids will avoid some of my mistakes but there is never a guarantee. It is good to hear stories about families like yours, it is an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an incredible legacy of love and faith! I especially love that your Dad was able to baptize your girls! Rejoicing in this beautiful gift God has given you and your family.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Tracy
What precious photos! I loved hearing about your family legacy, you are incredibly blessed. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteawww beautiful post! I love the legacy! I'm praying for my family to have a wonderful lagacy as well!
ReplyDelete(sorry to read about the skunk! ackkkkkk