Maylie's Dedication

Maylie was dedicated on Sunday, September 27. She was very excited, and had kept talking about how "Pastor Chuck hold you! Pray for you" for weeks; but when the big day came, she was a little nervous.

Now, usually, she is very eager to get any attention she can; the larger the audience, the better she likes it. Well, not that Sunday. My mom carried her up to the stage, and she had no expression on her face. (This is VERY unusual)

Now our church is big. And I mean VERY big.

It was like the calm before the storm.

She took a couple of looks at the audience, and...... out came the silent tears.

Yep. The little girl who talks to anybody, sings for anybody, dances for anybody, and will generally manage to make herself the center of attention, and who LOVES every minute of it, finally met an audience she didn't like. Poor baby!

While a few other children were getting dedicated, she recovered, and watched. When we were walking back down to our seats, I could tell that she was embarrassed, because none of the other kids had cried.

Looking back with regret.

The result of the crazy, busy, Saturday before: a delicious luncheon! Thank you so much to Mrs. H. and Mrs. Strand for helping us out, and bringing some yummy dishes!

The girls: Mae, Anna, Mia, Maylie, and Esther

Some sweet gifts

Pretty girls

It was such a special time, representing Maylie's beginning journey of walking with the Lord. We pray that she will draw close to Him, and always keep Him in her heart!

Overall, it was a wonderful day, and we had a great time of fellowship with our friends and family.

And Maylie?

I think she wants a second try.

~Posted by Kourtney