Graham's Dedication

This past Sunday was Mother's Day and it was a wonderful day for us. Our church was having baby dedications which we took part in. It proved to be a very special time for our family and our church community.

Here's our family ready to head out the door for the big day at church.


The day took place in two parts. We had a 'private' dedication ceremony in our Community (for my Baptist friends that really is just Sunday School). It was a special time for our Community as there were five couples dedicating their babies during this time. Most of us had family attending, and we brought in breakfast treats to make for a special time of fellowship.

Eric and I chose Deuteronomy 6:5 as Graham's life verse. It reads as follows, " Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.". We love this verse and know that if Graham is to follow through with loving God with all his heart, soul and strength, that he will be living his whole life centered around God. He will strive to do right and to give God the glory through every aspect of his life! We also liked this verse due to the challenge that follows in the passage for us, the parents. Vs 6-9 state, " These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." This passage is how Eric and I are desiring to live our lives. We want God to have the authority that is due Him in all areas of our lives....not just at church on Sunday! Another neat side note about this passage is that it is a very special passage in the Jewish culture. It is called the Shema. It is a passage that is memorized at an early age and many devout Jews will quote it every morning and night.

Here are a couple pictures from that private ceremony.

After the private ceremony we headed upstairs to the 2nd service at our church. During that service everyone dedicating babies headed up on stage and did a public dedication. Here's a few pictures from that part of the day:

Here's a picture of all the couples & babies that were dedicated in our Community. It was a very special time for each of these families and it was a joy to be able to dedicate our children on the same day. As we all raise our children and live our lives together, I hope that we can help one another with the commitment we made on that day to raise our children to come to know Christ at an early age and to love the Lord with their whole hearts!