Dedicated to the Lord

What a glorious day!

We were joined by friends and family as we dedicated Olivia Madison the Lord this morning. Every October, our church holds a Baby Dedication ceremony, and we were blessed to participate this year! The picture above was Olivia's photo used in the slide show presentation. She was presented with a framed copy as well as a children's Bible.

We were so blessed to have those who love us most share in our joy as Josh and I pledged to raise Olivia to know Jesus Christ. Uncle Micah, Aunt Mary, Pop, Mimi, Aunt Bre, Unc, Aunt Steph, Mel Mel, Mommy, Daddy, and Olivia - all outside the church after the service.

Josh and I teach the 3-5 year olds every Sunday. It's such a blessing to work with children this age - their hearts are pure and eager to learn and love. Every Sunday we gather the children around the "Pond" (see carpet) and we sit quietly, hoping that our special friend Tad will join us. Tad is the frog who lives in the pond in our classroom. Usually we catch him as he's out hunting his Sunday morning breakfast, but he always stays long enough to share a story with us. The strang thing is, Mr. Josh always seems to disappear when Tad shows up?!?! Poor Mr. Josh, he misses all the fun! ;o)

After Sunday School, our family joined us for Brunch at O'Charley's. It was nice to celebrate such a special day. We pray daily that God will help us to be the type of parants to Olivia that He'd have us be.