My kids have been scheduled to get baptized this morning at St. Mark’s Cathedral, but, as will happen with kids, plans have to change.  My son Will has fallen ill with the flu; he’s been running a fever as high as 103F for several days.   So, the new plan is to have Audrey baptized by herself, while I stay home and take care of Will.

This is a bummer on several levels, not least of which is that I’ll have to miss my daughter’s special moment.  It’s also sad that they won’t have the day to share with each other – they’re so close. But kids get sick, plans have to change, and a parent’s second-most-important ability (#1: patience!) is to be adaptable.

The next baptism day at St. Mark’s is January 10th, or the First Sunday after Epiphany.  He’ll have to wait a couple months, but the little guy will have his own special day to remember.