I have been meaning to add this post for the past week, but with work quickly approaching I have gotten slightly behind. Brady was dedicated almost two weeks ago and I will have more family pictures up once I receive them.
Brian and I knew we wanted to dedicate him versus a baptism or christening. We are strong believers in baptism, but believe that our children should make that decision for themselves (with our guidance) once they have chosen salvation. That being said Brady's dedication was more of a public declaration that we, as his parents, will raise him in the christian faith. We invited our closest friends and family to celebrate this joyful day with us. Our church is rather large so Brady was dedicated with fifteen other babies. I was a little nervous as to how this was going to be personalized, but our children's ministry did a fantastic job of creating a special dedication for each family. There was a short message and then each father was asked to read his letter of vision (you can read ours below) to friends and family. Then there was a time for prayer over Brady's life. (Cue mama's downpour of tears!)
Afterwards, everyone came back over to our house for a reception and fellowship. Brady's Aunt Krissy even traveled all the way from the big city of Sumter, SC to be with us! We couldn't have asked for a better day!
Do you have your tissues? I know I do.
Here is Brian's letter to Brady:
September 28, 2014
Dear Brady,
Your mother and I could not be happier that God has given us such a precious gift as yourself. We enjoy watching you grow more and more each day and cannot wait to see the young man you will become. It is our prayer that God gives you strength like Sampson and grants you courage like Daniel. We pray He makes you a great leader like Joshua and gives you the faith of Abraham, that you have a heart for lost, lonely people like Paul. But most importantly we hope and pray that you will be filled with the never-giving-up, never-ending, always-and-forever, un-breaking love known only to those who have placed their lives in the hands of our heavenly Father. It is our privilege to hold your hand as God leads us all through this great adventure together.
Love,
Dad
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