I’ve always dreamed about having my own baby’s dedication, and now that I have Lucy, I couldn’t be more excited about planning her ceremony.
In my religion, we don’t baptize babies. We believe that people should be baptized when they are old enough to make the decision to give their lives to Jesus for themselves. Instead, we do baby dedications, which is when the parents commit before God to raise their child according to his Word and Ways. It’s usually a short ceremony during the church service during which the parents take their baby to the front, and the pastor says a prayer for them.
However, we’re doing Lucy’s dedication a bit differently. My grandpa from California is flying out, and he and my grandpa in Tennessee are both going to dedicate her, which is really special to me. The ceremony will be at my parents’ house rather than at our church, mainly because it’s too difficult for my grandpa in Tennessee to get down here.
Doing it this way also will put more of the focus on her, rather than just a few minutes in the middle of a church service. The plan right now is to do her dedication around 11 a.m. by the lake in my parents’ backyard, and then we’ll have a lunch for everyone since we’ll have a full house — my two sets of grandparents, my parents, my brother and his family, my other brother, Joe’s grandmother, Joe’s parents, Joe’s sister and her family, and possibly some friends, including Lucy’s godparents. It will be a full crowd, and I’m super excited about it.
I finally decided on the dress size, and Joe’s mom picked it up and gave it to me at my birthday party. I love this dress. It’s absolutely perfect — white and feminine, yet not too frilly.
Lucy is going to look *so* adorable. I cannot wait. The dedication is set for September 4 — only about four months to go!
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We also have a dedication instead of baptizing babies. Drake’s will be June 6th, but I have no clue what he’ll wear. Lucy’s dress is very pretty! Sounds like it will be a great day!
Sounds wonderful! And Sept 4 is my birthday, so I think it’s the perfect day!
My girls were baptized in the Lutheran church & dedicated in the SDA church. I think both were just beautiful & lovely. Just so you know, those churches that do baptize babies, also do a confirmation when they are old enough to make the decision for themselves. I know that Edward didn’t know and/or understand that. I completely agree that it’s a decision that everyone should make when they are old enough, which is why I’m glad that most Christian religions have Confirmation as well as Baptism.
I just same across your blog…it looks like we have a few things in common 🙂 I also have a sweet baby girl born exactly a month before yours, on October 21st 2009. I live a little north of you in TN and I am SDA. I am excited about dedicating my little one, although I don’t know when we will do it yet 🙂 Lucy is precious!
Sept. 4? I think I’ve got something that day. Will check the calendar and get back to you. Oh and she is going to look ridiculously cute!
Isn’t September 4th your wedding anniversary, too? Wow, what a special day! That dress is gorgeous. Just beautiful. That’s the way they do it at the church where Jeff and the kids attend. They do a dedication in front of everyone.