Out of the blue, she says to me, "Mom, I want to get baptized. Mikaela and I have been talking about it since August. And it has NOTHING to do with the car accident." She had been rear ended and hit her head on the seat in front (she was traveling with another family. Three days later, on the way home from swim team in the dark, Dad hits a deer. Miranda's seatbelt wasn't fastened and she flew from the very back seat and hit the dashboard. She told her dad, "I could have died tonight." So, certainly these were wake-up calls, but she had been considering her decision for a while. Mom and Dad couldn't be happier. Spent the afternoon at Olive Garden to celebrate. Brianna, another mutual friend, joined the girls.
