Autumn's Dedication

Jim and I had Autumn Dedicated today. Infant Dedication is a ceremony where Jim and I make a commitment before the Lord to submit Autumn to God's will and to raise her according to His Word. It's based on scripture found in 1 Samuel 1:11, 26-28. Once Autumn is old enough to make the decision to accept Jesus as her Lord and Saviour she will be baptized as a believer.

As luck would have it, she got hungry right before we got to the part of the service where the dedication was. I tried to get the bottle in her as soon as I could but she wasn't satisfied with the few sips she got so I had to take her up with the bottle in her mouth! Pastor Jim said it was the first time he walked around the church and introduced a baby to the congregation with a bottle in the mouth. But that's Autumn - I think she's going to be her own person!

Afterwards we went to Jim's parents' house and had a little celebration - complete with the Winnie The Pooh cake that was left over from my baby shower! My Mom wanted it out of the freezer and it seemed like a perfect time to eat it! Mmmm!