So last Sunday, I finalized a decision I had been wanting to make for a little while now. I got baptized. My parents never baptized me as a child, and I am grateful for that because it allowed me to make that decision on my own. For me, baptism wasn't and isn't about washing away the old me. I liked the old me. I was still a good person without faith, before faith, and after faith. For me, baptism was the same as watering a flower. Having the water flow down into the roots to feed it. It was also a physical act that would prove my faith. Before I got baptized, Pastor Christina asked me if I wanted to say a few words, and below is what I said in front of the congregation: "I like to think of people as gardeners. Every time we accomplish something in life, we plant a seed, and our experiences, and the people around us help that little seed to grow. For example, in 2013 I graduated from Southern Oregon Universit...
Scary Ramblings.