Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays, not because of the chocolate or the Easter Bunny (who, if you don't know his origin you might want to look it up), but because it serves as a poignant reminder of all that God gave for us to be freed from our sin nature and be given a new beginning. So for these and numerous other reasons we decided to dedicate Mayce on Easter Sunday 2006. It was beautiful and adds even more meaning to the day so when we were discussing Ansley's dedication it only seemed fitting for hers to take place on Resurrection Sunday as well. .
Ryan blessed us once again by performing Ansley's dedication and it was such a powerful moment as our families stood beside us and our church family rose to pledge their help as we bring Ansley up in a way that would be pleasing to God. What an awesome feeling to be so surrounded by love!
Mayce was a bit confused though when we told her that we were dedicating Ansley. She asked me why we were going to dedicate her to the Lord so I tried to explain that Jesus had given Ansley to us and by dedicating her we were publicly stating that we were giving her back to Him. Mayce thought about it for a moment and this was her reply "But Mommy I want to keep her!"
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