Dedication

Aaron and I have made every effort to follow the Lord the past two years. We have answered the call to ministry, Aaron has started seminary, and we are currently trying to sell the house so we can move to Dallas for Aaron to finish school. The past year has been somewhat stressful as the housing market is at a standstill, and our efforts seem to be unsuccessful. The past year was also difficult as just this last week we saw the one year anniversary of the miscarriage come. It is hard to believe that a year has passed since that time.

However, following the Lord has been truly rewarding in every aspect of our lives, predominantly with the birth of Levi. He has brought so much joy into our lives, and we truly thank the Lord for him everyday. Saying all that, when we found out we were expecting we took the responsibility of being parents very seriously. We have prayed about every decision concerning Levi to make sure it lines up with God's purpose for his life. We truly feel that the Lord has a mighty calling on Levi's life to do kingdom work, and our desire is for him to complete that work. Yesterday we dedicated Levi's life to the Lord. The Bible says that Jesus was dedicated after the time of purification (which was usually 30 days), so when Levi turned a month old on Saturday we decided to dedicate him the following day. We asked Pastor Randy to do the dedication at the last minute, and with no time to prepare he did a wonderful job. It is tradition at Prospect for the meaning of the baby's name to be given at the time of dedication. Levi literally means attached or a promise. Aaron means enlightened one. We named him Levi after the Levites. When the tribes of Israel were given their land, the Levites (the priest) were not given any land, but instead were told that their inheritance was in the Lord. This is what we prayed for Levi, that he would understand that his inheritance is in things above as we seek to serve the Lord, not earthly things. As he grows, we know that the spirit of the Lord will be upon him, and we look forward to seeing the great and mighty things the Lord is going to do through him.

*Family and friends reading this that weren't there, please know that we didn't leave you out on purpose. This was something we decided to do at the last minute while at the service (to line up with the 30 days). We plan on having him dedicated at Aaron's parents church as well in the next couple of weeks.