Ivey called Mylah's dress her "mermaid dress" because it's so long!
Me and Mylah at our home during her Baptism reception!
Mylah's pretty cake! We had lots of food and fun!
On Sunday, the 6th of September, we dedicated Mylah to our Lord and Savior! We had the most wonderful church service that day. The pastor's sermon was awesome, and so was the music! We attend a very upbeat church service called New Song at a United Methodist Church. We had many family members and friends in attendance for Mylah's special day! Danny wrote some very special words of his own which he read to the congregation. It was very touching and I was in tears. I am surprised I was not a sobbing mess! It was hard for me to hold it together. It was also a very emotional day for us because it was "T's" birthday! I am so glad her birthday happened to fall on a Sunday, and that we were able to get Mylah baptized on a VERY special day! Yesterday was also Communion Sunday (the 1st Sunday of every month). They never do Baptism's on Communion day, but I am so thankful to our pastor for making special arrangements to Baptize Mylah on "T's" birthday.
After the service everyone came back to our house for a reception. We had more food than we could eat! We had a great time visiting with friends and family that we often don't get to spend enough time with! I wanted to share with you all what Danny wrote for Mylah's Baptism.
A Dedication Of Mylah to the Lord Jesus
Years ago our family embarked on a journey for a child we named Mylah Brooke. We did not know where she was, or when we would be with her. But we knew eventually the Lord would bless us with her. We started on this journey not knowing where the Lord would lead us. The journey to Mylah was long and arduous. But we knew the Lord would lead us in the right direction. There were many road blocks that we encountered, and all of them I believe were set forth by the Lord for a reason.
We prayed every night for Him to lead us in the path he wanted us to take. There were so many paths. Many of these paths seemed promising, however they were empty. After each empty path we took or considered taking; surprisingly our hearts began to open wider and wider. Only after we fully opened our hearts to Jesus is when the right path appeared before us. It was not long after taking the right path that Jesus led us to Mylah Brooke.
So today, we dedicate you Mylah Brooke to Jesus; and just as Jesus led us to you, so shall we lead you to Him. We promise to raise you Mylah in a loving, faithful, Christian family that will sculpt and define an unbreakable relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord.
We would also like to extend a blessing to Mylah's Birth mom and her 3 children. Today is her birthday and so it is a special day for her as well. So let today also be a wonderful birthday gift to her, as we dedicate Mylah to Jesus and thank the Lord for bringing our 2 families together.
AMEN
Okay, now I'm in tears once again! Blessings~Amber
