Tori's Baptism

Torrance Elizabeth Horton was baptized on December 28th at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Palos Verdes, California.  This is the same church Mom and Dad were married in 7 1/2 years ago!  She wore the same dress that Mom was baptized in and did very well in the service until about the last hymn.  Pictured below is Tori with her Godmother Katrina.  

This was a very emotional ceremony. With all Tori has been thru up to this point, it's obvious God has a strong presence already in her life and to celebrate her baptism with so many friends and family who prayed for her when she was in the hospital seemed to bring some closure to her rocky start.    At one point during the service, Fr. Jim was holding Tori and was about to put water on her forehead, and she looked up at him with the most trusting eyes.... it was a beautiful moment that I will always remember.  This was a celebration that I had been looking forward to for  a long time.  Tori definitely has a lot of people to support her as she grows in God's love.