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Today's pattern is a dove, or it could be another bird of your choosing. But let me tell you why I chose a dove.
I have fond memories of growing up in Sunday school and singing songs like "Jesus Loves Me". When I was five years old, I asked Jesus into my heart, and over the years I grew closer and closer to Him. Yes, there have been times when I felt like God was/is far, but I always come to see that He's still right there with me. Even when I'm the one far from Him.
In many church traditions, baptism happens when you are a baby, but that wasn't the norm in the churches I've attended. Instead, it's something that happens when you are older. Often when an adult decides to follow Jesus, they are baptized very soon after. So since I was so young when I chose Jesus, there wasn't a natural time for me to be baptized. So I never was.
This year, I have been given a fresh awareness of how much Jesus Loves Me. It seems funny that it has taken 30 years for me to grasp this, but it has. And it seems appropriate that in this year that I am learning this, that I'm finally going to be baptized (on Sunday!).
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Doves are a symbol of baptism, so I've stitched this little dove to keep as a memory of this big day. Eventually, I think I'll be putting together a bunting like this one.
It's not quite the serious sort of dove that you often see with baptism items, but I wanted something that was still me. And if this cute little dove would be something you'd like to stitch on a baptism gift, I hope it is useful to you. I think it would be darling on a little blankie!
Or, simply use other colors and make it little sparrow or blue bird. It's really the white that makes this a dove.
PS: If you ever have questions about my faith in Jesus, I'd love to talk with you more. Feel free to email me! molliejohanson at gmail.com
My daughter and I have been following your blog for a long time and have recently started following you on Instagram. We were both so excited about your decision to be baptized. Our family also has the belief that baptism follows after a decision on the part of the individual so we understand why you are being baptized now. I wanted to say welcome to God's family, but you've been there all along. So I'll just say congratulations on your decision sister!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your baptism! Hope it's a really special experience for you.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! And thank you for sharing your thoughts and the little dove - you make the cutest stuff!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your baptism! Thank you for sharing your faith with us. Our family will be praying for you!
ReplyDeleteThe dove IS so very you. Continued happiness to you!
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ReplyDeleteMany years, Mollie!
ReplyDeleteBaptism - wonderful! Have an all round amazing Sunday.
ReplyDeletehappy Baptism day to you! what a blessing.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! :) The dove is very you, very "wild olive"! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteDear Molly,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations with your Baptism today. I read your blog for I think a few weeks now, and I love your patterns very much. I saved the "the Lord will fight for you' pattern, and I have the feeling I will be stitching it very soon for somenone who needs it, althoug I have no idea who. Thank you for creating so many beautiful patterns, with so many of them related to our religion.
God bless you
Mollie, what a sweet way to commemorate your special day. May the Lord draw you closer and closer to Him each day!
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