Today we celebrated Austin's baby dedication at church. It was such a wonderful and momentous occassion for our family. We were lucky enough to have both my mom and Brent's mom there to celebrate and bless Austin with us. Brent's sister also came and helped with the picture taking. Each baby being dedicated had their name, name meaning, picture and a special verse shared with the congregation. For Austin what we shared was his name meaning:
Austin- majestic and noble and Charles- strong man
And his verse was Isaiah 58:11: "The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs and strengthen you." We both felt that this verse was exactly what we wanted Austin to know about God and to hold dear to his heart as he grows up.
(the pictures from during the dedication)
There was a little confusion during the introductions of all the babies, poor little Austin was supposed to be second but his slide wasn't there! Of course it all worked out and he ended up getting introducecd twice! Following the introductions we had a prayer and blessing time where all friends and family could come up to pray. It was absolutely amazing to see so many of our friends and family memebers come join in praying with us for the growth and spritual well-being of our son. We were blessed by the members of our life group, a few special friends through out the church, some friends we didn't even know and of course our parents who all joined us in prayer for Austin. As part of each child's dedication they recieved a small bible, a certificate signed by the pastor and a photo frame where the picture from today can go. We thank God daily for blessing us with Austin and pray for His continual guidance in raising Austin to be an amazing man of God.
Our family at home before we headed off to church.
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