On Saturday 1/17, Madelyn Joy was baptized at University Lutheran Chapel by Rev. Scott Giger. Despite the nasty roads, we were very blessed to be able to have so many family members share the day with us. Mady got to meet some of her relatives for the first time. Actually, she was asleep for most of the gathering, which we decided was definitely preferable to the alternative. All four grandparents were with us. From my side of the family, we also had Mady's Great-Grandma Beyer, her great uncle Charlie, her uncle Steven and soon-to-be aunt Krista. From Carrie's side, we had Mady's great aunt and uncle Charmaine and Del, and Mady's first cousin once removed, Nicole. Madelyn's God Parents are our good friends, Sarah and Matt Bethune. Sarah was a friend of ours from Drake and was part of the famous "car accident" for those who know that story. She recently completed her PhD at UM (she literally turned in the final copy of her dissertation while she was in town for the baptism). We met Matt when he started dating Sarah a few years ago. They were married last October. Matt is finishing up his Masters Degree at Ball State and has a special talent with hand puppets, which we know will become an important source of entertainment for his new Goddaughter once she starts noticing stuff...
Many of our friends from the Chapel and our Bible study groups were able to come out on a Saturday to celebrate Madelyn's baptism with us, which made the day very special.
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