Mckenna's Dedication

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.
-Mark 10: 14, 16

Mckenna was dedicated at Bloomington Covenant Church last Sunday, February 22nd. It was a fun and very special day. We had many family members and friends with us, including Matt's parents from the Chicago area.

Matt and I helped with the praise music for the morning, so we had to be at church early to practice. Mckenna's two sets of grandparents hung out with her in the nursery while we were going over music, and when we were done she had fallen asleep and we put her in a crib to nap. I walked over to the crib to check on her, and this is what I saw. She's even being cute when she's "napping" - cute and smiley!


Up from her short rest and ready to go into the service. A side note about Mckenna's dress - I bought it before she was born for her to wear at Christmas. But when we were asked to play Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus, the dress went by the wayside. But it's so cute, and I really was hoping she could wear it at some point... so this was the perfect event for it!


Linnea, Cam, Gwen, and Sonja sent Mckenna this bracelet in the mail. Linnea makes beautiful jewelry, and this looked just adorable on Mckenna and went perfectly with her dedication outfit. They couldn't be with us over the weekend because Cam had a class to attend for work in Chicago, but they were there in spirit.


Our Pastor, Tim Johnson, talked to the kids about what dedication means during the children's sermon. We thought it was neat that he explained it to them and then went right into the dedication, with the children watching on.


Both Pastors at BCC, Pastor Tim, and Pastor Greg Ellis, took part in Mckenna's dedication. They are both so wonderful!





After the service, family came over to our house for lunch. We of course had to get some family pictures!



I love how Mckenna is reaching out for Nemo in this picture... she can't get enough of her puppy!


After a long and full day, Mckenna was pretty pooped.


But of course, she woke up again soon and wanted to play some more! Here she is with Grandpa Craig.




Thanks to all of our special family and friends who joined us to celebrate the dedication and blessing of our sweet baby girl to God!