Dedication Sunday

Today we stood in front of our family and church family and dedicated Clara to the Lord.  We committed to keep her active in church fellowship and raise her to know Christ, and our church family committed to be a part of that experience, supporting us as parents on this journey and loving Clara along the way. 

I think the ceremony performed at South Main is so special - after the Litany is read, our Pastor takes each baby and walks them down one aisle of the church and back up the other aisle, letting the church see the new addition first hand, and talking to the child about how one day they will make the choice to walk down that aisle again on their own.  It's very touching and has become even more special to me lately because the children have become my friends' babies, children and parents I already love and am now able to publicly promise to walk in faith with.



All of Clara's family was there to see her dedication, and she behaved really well.  She played with the church program during the first part of the ceremony and took her first bite of paper out of it, which she apparently chewed up and down the aisle.  Never a dull moment with this one!  I feel so blessed to have been raised in a Christian home and to have married someone who was raised in the same faith, and that we now get to raise our child to learn about and love God.