Sweet Surrender

Saturday, June 12, 2010, Jon and I, with family and friends, celebrated Brianna's dedication. We had a beautifully peaceful sprinkle to step out into our backyard with and lift our daughter to the Lord; committing to share with her God's grace and love in hopes of her understanding the precious gift we all can receive and accept Christ into her life.

Mark 10:13-16 

People were bringing little children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, He was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And He took the children in His arms, put His hands on them and blessed them. 

We were blessed to be able to share this special day with so many of you and thank you to everyone that was with us, and for the prayers of those that were unable to be with us.

A few fun Pictures from the Weekend

Kick... Splash... Way Too Much Fun!

Wednesday night the family (minus Eko) packed up and headed for Chicago to visit with friends and have a mini vacation. It worked out splendidly to leave right around Brianna's bedtime. She only ate once on the road and we were able to drive (almost) non-stop down there. While we were there we: went to show off Brianna to our old office coworkers; took a tour of the Lurie Children's Hospital in downtown, a project Jon worked countless hours on while in Chicago; ate at Giordano's - yummy; stopped at our favorite tea place to stock up; walked around by the lake; visited the Chicago Botanic Garden; grilled and shared a meal with friends; and went back and worshiped at DeerGrove Covenant. It was an excellent time and it was great to see our friends - and a HUGE thank you to Tim and Lori (and fam) for letting us stay with you and helping coordinate time together.

One item I left out of the long list, was we were able to take Brianna swimming for the first time! It was so fun to see her kick her legs and just have a blast. She usually gets a bath in the bathtub and loves it, so we couldn't wait to try it out. Check out this video - you can barely make out her legs kicking behind her, but she was trucking along as if she were Michael Phelps!

And Now... the Rest of the Story

After hiking to Devil's Kettle we ventured back in town for some yummy Sven and Ole's pizza. It was Brianna's first experience and I could see in her eyes she was thrilled to be there. She couldn't help but look around and take in the site.

After eating, we drove back to our camp site to hang out by the lake. Brianna needed a little extra stimulation, since she had been cooped-up in the car seat for so long.

Once she was done with that and on the way back to Split Rock, we stopped by the Palisades to walk around. It's always a beautiful view and a must stop!

Since our campsite was right on Lake Superior, we decided to just hang out there for a little bit to relax and enjoy the surf - Eko certainly did.

We all had a great time and a fantastic Memorial Day weekend. Now onto our next adventure!