Back in April when Greg and I found out that we were having a girl, we had a hard time agreeing on a name. Names that I would like, he wouldn't and vise versa. I scoured through countless baby name websites, but nothing seemed to fit. Until...I came across the name Isabella. Isabella is, in itself, a pretty name, but the meaning makes it more beautiful. Isabella can be translated from many different languages. The translation from Hebrew means "devoted to God". Greg and I both agreed that this would be the perfect name for our little angel.
This morning we dedicated our daughter to the Lord God Almighty. In a small service during the morning worship, Greg and I promised to raise our child, teaching her all we knew about the Lord. It is truly the desire of our heart to raise our daughter to be as her name says, "Devoted to God". This seems to be a very intimidating task. What if we mess up? What if we fall in our own personal walk? What if we fail at setting a good example for her? There are no easy answers to these questions. It all comes down to faith. We ask God every night to help us to be good parents-to teach her the ways of the Lord and to love her as Jesus does. Every ounce of our success as parents is owed to Him.
Here are some pictures of this morning's service.
Izzie in her christening gown.
Pastor Keith giving the charge to church family to help Greg and I raise Izzie up in the Lord.
Pastor Keith reading Mommy and Daddy the responsibility of Christian parents.
Izzie's family who came to help us celebrate!
One pooped child of God.
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