Melissa’s POVIt took a little longer for Alvaro to authorize the baptism, after all, Leona needed to get strong, and she did! My little one was a bit smaller than her siblings, but she was growing healthy, and I was impressed every day by her strength. Finally, the day had arrived, and we all gathered at Patrick's country house. The baptism would be there, under the same tree in front of the stream where he married Lexie.That place was beautiful and meaningful. And it had a tree! The best things in my life had happened under a tree. And a tree had perfect meaning for that moment; it meant life, growth, renewal, connection with the divine, everything we would celebrate there.We had planned a simple ceremony, and the priest agreed to perform the baptism there. But then again, that priest agreed with everything. He said that wherever the faithful wanted God's presence, God would be there, and he, as a servant of the Lord, went wherever the Lord sent him.Everything was decorated in whi
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