Abigail's Dedication

This morning at church we dedicated Abigail to the Lord and promised that we would raise her in a Christian home. As Psalm 127 states, "Children are a gift from the Lord." So, we are honored to have dedicated our beautiful daughter back to God with the promise to pray for her so that she may one day grow into a strong Christian woman.

Here are Andrew and I with Abigail. Her name means "Father's joy," and she is such a joy to Andrew as well as to our heavenly Father, too. When Abigail (and the boys, as well) are older, they will be baptized. Unlike other Christian denominations, our church performs the dedication as an infant, mainly as a ceremony where the parents promise to raise the children knowing Christ, and the baptisn later in childhood, when the child can decide for him/herself that they will follow God.

Our grandparent photo - Grandpa G and also Pop and Nana joined us for Abigail's special day. Unfortunately, we had already brought the boys back to their classes, but this gave Abigail the chance to have the spotlight without her chatty brothers :)
Our beautiful "Father's joy!"