A Dedication

As Bree's dedication quickly approaches, I find myself overwhelmed with joy and fear.

Joy that we are publicly declaring our trust in the Lord to be with her always and to help us raise her in a way that honors Him.

Fear that we are about to publicly declare our responsibility for her spiritual upbringing.

Doesn't that just seem terrifying? I mean ... we are going to be her role models. We are going to be the first example of Christ's love, sacrifice, grace, and so on.

I need to continue to pray daily for wisdom to do the job justice because it's a big one.

I want Bree to love God more than anything: more than Brent or me, more than herself, more than her desires, even more than Reese Cups.

But for her to do that, Brent and I need to do that. Because kids are imitators. The real work needs to happen in our lives first, and the ripple effect with be positive in Bree's life.

Pray for us, please and thank you!