A lot of exciting things happened this weekend so I couldn’t help but share with you all. So for those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter (should do it now!) may not have heard that my car was totaled a couple weeks ago. No one was hurt, thank God…but basically I was driving around illegally with a beat up car that had a missing tail-light and blinkers were non-existent. Getting pulled over once was a sure sign that I needed to get a new car! So the search of a new car began and man was it stressful….fun, but stressful. After about a week and half of searching high and low for the perfect car with payments where I needed them to be, I finally found my new baby. I couldn’t be more happy and thankful for this new car.
The next exciting and rare thing that happened this weekend was that my entire family came up to Seattle to visit and go to my church Easter service. I’ll usually get one or two of my family members to make the trip up to Seattle to hang out, but never all four of them. So this was a BIG deal for me. And the fact that they were willing to leave our yearly tradition of spending Easter with my grandparents and having an Easter-egg-hunt…meant the world to me! I’m not sure if I have mentioned this before, but I attend Mars Hill church here in Seattle and this year they decided to put together the biggest service in the Northwest’s history and it was held at Qwest Field. I really didn’t know what to expect or how it all would work itself out, but I sure was nervous to take my family. When I walked into the stadium, it felt as if my heart stopped. I was in complete shock and was so overwhelmed by the amount of people who gathered for just one reason…Jesus. The Holy Spirit was definitely at work that day and I’m so thankful my family was there. Toward the end of the service, they made a public invitation to anyone and everyone who wanted to get baptized…to make their way down to the field to get dunked in front of over 17,000 people. Now, I have been planning to get baptized for quite awhile and I had considered doing it at the Easter service, but had changed my mind because the thought of doing that in front of thousands freaked me out. So that was it, I crossed out that idea…
Well, Jesus had other plans for me on Easter…
I walked into that stadium dry and dressed in my cute little Easter outfit. I walked out of that stadium drenched head to toe, with a new heart…cleansed of all my sins. I immediately felt like a different person. A better person. The feeling is nothing I can type out in words…
To my family, and Ai…you will never fully understand just how special this day was for me. It will forever be one of the most special moments in my life. The fact that you were all there to witness me getting baptized means the absolute world to me. I love you guys.
LOVE! You know how excited I am about this girl! I wish I could’ve seen you… it was crazy down there. 🙂 Praise Him!
What an amazing experience for you Tonhya! So glad your family was there to share that experience with you, and that God gave you the courage and desire to be baptised in front of all those people! =)
Baptism is THE BEST! Congrats on your commitment and renewed spirit 🙂
Awesome. 🙂
WOW! Congratulations, what an amazing experience!! Being baptized is such an incredible feeling, you feel close to God more than ever and so elated! Congrats!
My heart is so full just reading this post! I love you so much! Wish I could have been there to celebrate with you but so excited for you!
Wow, congratulations Tonhya! That’s SO awesome that your family was there to see you get baptized, that must have been wonderful =) What an awesome picture too!
awesome. awesome. awesome.
This is so exciting 🙂 Tonhya I am so excited for you! Praise the Lord.
I love you sissy! This was the most memorable Easter to date. It was a perfect weekend. We’re so happy that we all got to be together and be there to support you. The Spirit was at work in all of us and your outward actions were a beautiful testament to it. You are beautiful.
yay! congrats tonhya!!
so thrilled about what He’s doing in you.
WOW…first off you are an amazing photographer and if I lived any closer I would love to be photographed by you. Second…..how amazing is this that you have shown us. Thank you for being so bold and showing the world your faith. You are an inspiration. I am a photographer myself but no where near are great as you are. Again thank you for what you show us!!!
This is so wonderful Tonhya!
SO FREAKING PROUD OF YOU GIRL! Way to take that public step of faith!