Today was a special day for us. Joelle and I dedicated our little Emmelia to the Lord at church today. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this, allow me to explain. As Christians, we believe that Emmelia was created by God and that He has given (entrusted) her to us as a gift and that we are solely responsible (and privileged) for her upbringing and for disciplining her. When we stand in front of our congregation with the pastor it is symbolic that Joelle and I recognize that she belongs to the Lord and we are ‘dedicating’ her back to the Lord. It means that our desire is to raise according to God’s word (the Bible) and to teach her about His insatiable love for her. It also means that we need the prayers and support of the church because it is difficult to raise children to reverence God in such a perverted and decived generation such as ours. So, today’s dedication is basically a commitment for mom and dad to raise her in the love of God. We have some photos here and I’ll upload a video when I get it edited. We were worried that she would freak out in front of 700 people but it turns out that she was ok. To have so many family and friends there at the service (and at our house to celebrate) was very special to us. Joelle and I are so blessed.
There are also a handful of photos for the month of September. She moves around a lot and we’re expecting her to crawl any day now….but I’ll admit that I’m ok if she puts it off a bit longer :) Mommy and daddy need to baby-proof the house first.
love you,
B
