Sunday, March 2, 2010, Bill and I stood before a host of family and friends in our home church and dedicated William Raymond Blackburn, V to our God, the God of salvation and wonder who gave His only Son to die on the Cross for us! I am struggling to find the words to express what this means to me. God gave me the desires of my heart, though there is not one worthy bone in body. We love this precious baby with every ounce of our being. He has captured places of my heart that I did not know existed. He has cultivated a new love from Bill that is beautiful to watch. He has made us fall even more in love in a new exciting way. His little life has already been used to restore friendships and heal old wounds that he may never even know about. He is a living breathing example of a living breathing God. With Will's life, God gave us a great gift and responsibility. Bill and I made a covenant with God this Sunday that we will always point Will in the direction of salvation, that we will raise him in church, and that we will make our lives a living example of God's love.
Four years ago on this same date, we sat in the very same special church at the very same time and worshipped our God for the gift of my Mom. We praised God for her life and prayed for comfort for our loss and He provided. It hurts not to have her on special days. But, I believe that she was there with us this Sunday. I believe that God allowed her to see Will dedicated into his hands. I believe that she saw CJ, Luke and Will stand at the altar of that church where she found salvation. I believe that she sees Amy and I as Mommies and I believe that she is proud of us. I believe she taught us well.
And I believe that God has his hands on our family and is ready to do a mighty work in ALL of US! I am standing back and getting ready for what He has in store.
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