I have two godmothers and one godfather. When I was younger, I never really understood what that term meant. I thought they were just supposed to take me to church if my parents didn't and teach me about God. That is a role, but I've learned that it isn't the main or the most important one.

The origin of the godparent was created around the second century B.C. They were originally the child's parents, but then St. Augustine decided that they could be other people instead of just the parents. Then, a parent being a godparent to their child became forbidden. The original idea was for the godparents to act as parents if the parents are no longer able to. It's not like that anymore.

I've wanted a godchild since I understood what a godparent truly means. I thought I had to wait for one of my sisters to have a kid, but luckily, I got my wish when one of my cousins had a baby boy and unexpectedly told me that I was one of his godmothers. I had walked inside my house from school and she was there with her two kids and my mom. When I went into the kitchen to say hi, she said, "Why don't you go get your godson out of the living room?" and I died a little inside. Happily, I may add.

It was just like wham, here's a ton of responsibility. Could I really be this little guy's godparent? With help from Him, of course I could. I was only 17 (not that I'm much older now) at the time, so being that young and just being the cousin of the mother I was totally caught off guard.

I know most people don't expect much from godparents sometimes, and the term is loosely used now because some people who don't even believe in God have them. I took this new title seriously, because God is so important to me and I want my godson to know how important he is to Him.

When he got baptized, I looked like a mess on the outside (bad hair, my fault), but on the inside I was nervous yet so incredibly happy.

"With God's help, I will," I said.

I said that line at least 10 times and truly meant it each time. I kept thinking again how thankful I was to be chosen as a godparent to this little boy.

To be a godparent, in my opinion, is not just to take them to Sunday school and make sure they know their Bible stories, or buy them presents on holidays. We're kind of like aunts or uncles, an extra family member with a cool name. We're role models to the child that we're god-parenting, and we have to be included in the child's life as much as we can so we can support them in everything. We have to let them know that God loves them more than they can imagine and so do we. We have to teach them what God has done and will continue to do for them for their entire lives. We have to help them grow into wonderful and successful God fearing people so that one day they can take on this task, too. It's not as much work as I made it seem, and some people may think that how I described it is too much, and they are only supposed to just give gifts on holidays. But why give the title if you don't expect some work?

Being a godparent is so rewarding and it makes me so happy that I have come so far in my Christian journey that someone has noticed and wanted their child to have my influence.