Marching to a New Beat: Dedicated to the Lord

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Dedicated to the Lord

This past Sunday we dedicated Caleb to the Lord at Glen Ellyn Bible Church (our home church, which we LOVE so let me know if you live in the area and are looking for a church - we'd love to talk to you about it). We had a fab-u-lous time with family coming in from all over... my parents and sister Hannah and her husband Michael from Michigan, as well as Tim's parents from Minnesota and his Aunt & Grandma from Iowa. After the service, we had family and friends over for brunch. I cannot thank our families enough for all of their amazing help getting the food and house ready!

Tim's Aunt Sue with Caleb, dressed in his bow tie

Not sure if it's the bananas and oatmeal or Grandpa that brings on the huge smile

We had quite the spread if I do say so myself - thanks Mom, Dad, Sallie & Grandma for all of the amazing help!


Very intrigued by Gagu's pearls of wisdom


His new scrunchy face... have I mentioned he now has 2 teeth! So glad those pesky little buggers are out... NO fun for anyone

Loving the owl hat from Grammy

This is how he "smiles" for the camera now

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The Name Explained

Introducing our NEW NAME (10/20/12): You may notice that the name of our blog has changed. You see, I've been trying to come up with a more snazzy name for our blog for quite some time, and it was actually Tim who came up with "Marching to a New Beat". I must say though that it's exactly what I was going for and for several reasons. Most obviously, it includes our last name (duh). Secondly (and more importantly), it reflects the newness of the stage we're in as parents and as a family. Everything we are going through right now is brand spankin' new. From giving birth, to changing diapers, to baby proofing our home, we really have no idea what we're doing since we've never done anything like it before... it's all SO new. That's not all though. There's yet another layer to this little onion of a name... I recently joined a weekly bible study called Bible Study Fellowship and we are going through Genesis. Additionally, our small group is reading a book called Forgotten God (by Francis Chan). In both of these studies, I have been repeatedly struck by how we shed our old sinful selves and take on a new being through Christ's death and ressurection. Our lives should reflect this newness, and while we often fail in this endeavor, we are called to march on (with God's help, of course).

And so there you have it... Marching to a New Beat. That's what we're doing everyday, and as often as I have time and relevant content, we'll share this newness with you and hope you enjoy each moment with us.