Dayton's Dedication

Finally! Dayton was supposed to be dedicated at our church last September, but the morning of the service Dayton had a fever. A high fever. We tried to get it down, but we couldn't. My mama intuition was telling me that something wasn't right, so off to the ER we went. Dayton ended up being admitted into the pediatric unit with the beginning stages of pneumonia. That was a scary weekend. Thankfully, he got the care he needed at the right time and he was much better a few days later.

So, now it was time to try again! Dayton's dedication is probably the most important thing we have done in his life thus far. His dedication was not only for us to dedicate him to our Lord and Savior, but it was also a time for Brad and I to dedicate ourselves to God to bring Dayton up in a Jesus-centered home. The most important thing we can do as parents is to live-out God's grace in our lives and pray that Dayton accepts Jesus as his Savior as well. That is our prayer. That is our purpose as parents. We want to show Jesus' light in our lives so that others come to know Him as well. This was a big day for all three of us!

Our church, Prairie Lakes Community Church, holds a baby Child Dedication service for many parents at 3:30 pm in the chapel of the church. It is an intimate service that allows families to come together and celebrate another precious life. Since we're a "B" name, we were second to go up on stage. We read our "future hope" for Dayton and Brad read the verse that we had picked out for Dayton. It is the verse I have prayed over Dayton since we found out that we were pregnant. Then Pastor Gabe and Ellen (head of the children's ministry) prayed over us, along with everyone in the audience. Our close friends dedicated their daughter that day as well, so it was extra special. We had some family and our close friends attend in support. It was a beautiful day and I am so glad that we were finally able to do it! We love you baby boy.