Dedication: Part 1

Emry was dedicated this past Sunday at our church, Good Shepherd United Methodist. Dedications are basically a step before baptisms. Steve and I want Emry to decide when she's ready to become baptized. Here is an overview of what a dedication essentially is. This was written by my sister-in-law.

"Baby Dedication is a ceremony in which believing parents, and sometimes entire families, make a commitment before the Lord to submit a child to God's will and to raise that child according to God's Word and God's ways. Christian parents who dedicate a child are making a promise to the Lord to do everything within their power to raise the child in a godly way, prayerfully until he or she can make a decision on his or her OWN to follow God. Parents who make this vow of commitment are instructed to raise the child in the ways of God, and not according to their own ways. Some of the responsibilities include teaching and training the child in God's Word, demonstrating an example of godliness, disciplining according to God's ways, and praying earnestly for the child."

We definitely want Emry to know the Lord and live a Christian life. This was just the beginning of that journey for her!