Bryce's Dedication

On Mother's Day, Shane and I also got the opportunity to see our niece, Bryce, get dedicated at church.
A lot of people don't really understand what getting "dedicated" means. I found a good explanation online . . . "I am an Independant fundamental Baptist and we do this at our church. When a baby is dedicated to the church all it means is that the church prays for the child and Gods will and way in the childs life .It does not mean that the child is now saved ar anything like that. It is more so a public confession or prayer that the child may grow up to be under Gods authority and will. It is The parents saying " We give this child back to you Lord"
** the child would have a choice when they grow up. This dedication is only giving God back what is his and saying that the parents realize that the child belongs to God and the parents want God to work in the childs life. there is nothing magical about it. The child can grow up and still make a choice to turn away from God or give his life to God. Salvation is a personal choice."Brycee did so good! She didn't cry and was looking at him when he was praying for her.
Bryce being cute! The super yummy cake that Bryce got for her dedication! Too bad she fell asleep as soon as we got home, so we had to celebrate without her!
Sommer's dad and mom, Sommer, Bryce, & Bry!! They are so cute!

Congrats on your dedication Brycee! Along with God, we are always here for you!

God Does Amazing Things . . .

Ok so I usually do not like talking about this subject with other people, because I do not believe in forcing a religion on someone . . . and it is just always a touchy subject, but I just have to tell you what happened this weekend.

After my contact sports post, some amazing things happened. Shane and I went to church on Saturday night at SFCC. A wonderful church community that we can proudly say we are a part of. The message was about the story of Jonah. I won't get into that, but basically what I got out of it . . . God continues to test your character in order to make you a better person and a person that He wants and knows you can be. You cannot avoid this, but you must face these "tests", especially if you DO want to become a better person. I of course, applied this to my contact sports situation. It was the most recent issue that truly tested my character. And at first I wanted to avoid the confrontation, and quit. I did not want to be a part of that because of how it made me feel and how it made me act. But now, through this message, I know that I do need to face this so that I can work on my character and learn to control my competitiveness and aggressiveness. I am excited to take on this test of character.

Also, I mentioned that I wanted to play volleyball as it has been way too long since I have last played! And wouldn't you know it?! . . . I got asked to be a sub this weekend! I got to play over three hours of competitive volleyball, and it was such a blast! I met a bunch of new, awesome people, and had so much fun!

Another thing that God amazes me with is my wonderful husband (one week until our 1 year anniversary!!)! He is always there for me every step of the way, and for a guy that never talks that much . . . when I need him to give me some advice, he seems to be able to know exactly what to say. I keep growing closer and closer to him, and every day I grow more in love with him (I'm sorry . . I know this is too mushy for you).

God does some amazing things though, and I am so thankful for everything He has ever given me or taught me.

And another thing . . . . one of my best friends, KT, celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday!! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY KT!! Unfortunately I was over 400 miles away from her, but we will all celebrate in four months on our BFF cruise!!!

Kt is also getting married next year and I am lucky enough to be a bridesmaid in her wedding! Soooooooooooooooooo excited!

Yay! :-)