In Gods Hands...

 "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14

This past Sunday, my church did baby/child dedications. I had been wanting to do this for a while, and should have a lot sooner, but I can now say all the kids are officially dedicated to the Lord!
Usually when the kids and I get to church, I sign each of them into their classes and then head to the sanctuary for my service. Well because the dedications were right after praise and worship, the kids had to come into the regular service with us. For those of you who know Aaron, know how much he HATES a change in routine, so as normal, he ended up throwing a big fit. However, once he saw my mom and dad, he went to them and calmed down quickly and was fine for the rest of the service. Austin also did well in the service until he felt the songs needed to be over. At one point he even cried out loudly, "NOT ANOTHER ONE!", which got quite a few chuckles from people around us. Thankfully, Andrew and Alexis didn't have any issues with any of it which helped immensely! When they called us all up to the front, every one went pretty well... I held Aaron and Jason held Alexis, while Andrew and Austin walked on their own. But soon after, Austin didn't like all the attention and started to slowly inch his way back to his seat. Luckily the pastor was quick with everything! He asked Jason and I, along with the other parents dedicating their children, the questions about raising our kids in the Lord quickly and then did a short prayer over each of them.

All of us in front of the church...

Austin inching his way back to his seat...

He HATES being the center of attention...

Pastor Lee praying over each of them...

After that, the kids were able to go back to their own classrooms and I was able to enjoy the rest of my service as well. After church, we took the kids out to breakfast with my parents to celebrate. All in all, it was a wonderful Sunday and I am excited to see the kids grow stronger in the Lord each day!