Last weekend (we are at least a week behind on this blog), Cody, SB and I travelled north to Philly to be godparents to our dear friends' John and Erika's new baby Juan Luis. John/Erika and Cody/I have been telling the boys for weeks that they are "godbrothers," and I truly hope they grow up thinking that about each other. JL is fantastic... he has a huge shock of black hair inches long (Sean was having some bald-man envy), and sweet little cheeks and a big old baby belly. Sean loved him right away and tried his hardest to pat JL and then to lick him. We would not allow either, but right after the baptism when I had my head turned for just a moment SB made a clean sweep through JL's hair and came out with a handful of chrism, which then went directly into his mouth and Sean smelled like a sacrament for a whole day.
John and Erika have been true friends in Christ for Cody and I over the last few years. Also a lawyer-couple, we share a lot of the same trials (get it?) in our everyday living, and they have been a great source of strength and fun for us. We have a dream of starting a catholic commune or lawfirm or one in the same with them one day-- law firm up front, homeschooling in the back. For now we are connected in prayer and the hope that the godbrothers will grow up knowing and loving eachother.
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Rejoicing with you all in the safe arrival of your precious godson! Please offer John and Erika our heartfelt congrats!! (And remind them to send me a baby announcement for the alumni magazine! :) Hugs!
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