Emily was dedicated tonight, at our church, RockHarbor. Family and friends came to support us which was to Emily’s delight to have some of her most favorite people all in the same room.

The purpose of child dedication is to say before our church body that we are committing to raising our daughter in the ways of Christ.  By dedicating Emily we are asking to be held accountable by our friends, family and church that we will raise Emily to the best of our abilities in accordance with the love that God has demonstrated toward us, until she can make her own choice to follow Jesus.

Tonight we got to introduce her to our church, share a life verse that we’ve chosen for her, pray a blessing over her, and be prayed for as well. It was very special.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.    -Phillipians 1:9-11