Of the six dedicated, there were four of the six March babies, two of whom are Leah's "friends" (in quotes since Leah probably doesn't understand that term just yet; I guess a better phrase would be "two of whom are my friends' babies"). Anyway, all the little girls were well behaved during the service. I think they were just taking in the congregation, the lights, the attention. (I know Leah was; ever observant, she kept looking around the sanctuary.) If you read the previous post, you'll know that Leah's taken a liking to her voice. Well, she used her time during the service to share her thoughts with everyone. While Christina was talking about her, Leah added her own two cents. She quieted down for a bit, but when Christina introduced Leah's friend Lizzie, well, Leah sent her a shout-out. Guess the girls didn't have a chance to catch-up before the service.
As a token of remembrance, the Children's Ministry provided Leah with a children's Bible, a certificate, and stone with her name, date, church, and life verse (Micah 6:8: "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."). The stone was a different touch to this dedication; as we families approached the stage, we set our daughter's stone on one of the steps so as to create an altar, a reminder of this special day. We left it up there throughout the rest of the service so that the congregation had a visual reminder of what had transpired earlier.
Below is the photo we shared with the congregation during the service. It's quickly become one of my favorites since it really captures who Leah is.
2 comments:
Congrats on the wonderful occasion, HT. :) I can tell easily you're loving this parenting gig...:).
I just discovered you're a blogger from Desi's blog. I'll have to start following Leah's antics via her blog...or your blog! :)
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