April 10, 2020

“And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” Acts 22:16

The first six months of Sophia’s life were very smooth. She was a very calm baby that pretty much just ate (although not very much), slept, and smiled. On November 1, 2014 Sophia was baptized at St. Justina Coptic Orthodox Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California when she was a little over 3 months old. It was raining so hard that day, but as soon as we pulled into the parking lot of the church, we saw a beautiful rainbow on top of the church. It was amazing to see the rainbow and we immediately stopped thinking about the “inconveniences” of the rain on this special day and instead focused on the beautiful sign from God. Even though we had chosen Justina as Sophia’s middle name on her birth certificate, we also chose Justina as her baptismal name as well.  

Lessons Learned:

• Focus on the positive
• God is all around us, we just have to look