Aaron and His Dedication

Dearest Aaron,
Today we had your dedication and it was such a lovely time!  All of your grandparents came and we had the best day!  I believe dedicating you to the Lord is such an important thing!  We promised to raise you the way He would want us to.  We promised we will be the best Mommy and Daddy we can be and that we will teach you what it means to be a Christian.  But even more than that, what it means to really love the Lord with all of your heart.  My prayer for you and your brother has always been that you will grow into fine young men who put God first in everything that you do.  If you do that, then you will have it made! :) I know life will throw you curve balls, but when it does, that is when you will find your relationship with him the most important and hopefully you will cling to that.  I love you so much and pray that you will enjoy this beautiful life God has given you!  Enjoy it to the fullest!
I want to leave you with the lyrics to the song that we played at your dedication.  We played Find Your Wings like we did at Andrew's, but that is because there is simply no better song that conveys what we want to tell you as you grow up.  I shared that song on Andrew's blog about his dedication, but we also played another song at yours that sums up how I felt the day you came into this world, and still do to this day.  I am so thankful you are here with me, with all of us.  You complete our family like I could never imagine!  You are my perfect, precious, sweet boy and I love you more than you could ever know!

Safe & Sound

Matthew West

Can't believe you're here now
Tiny dream come true
The answer to a prayer now
I'm so in love with you

Couldn't wait to meet you
Hope you like your name
I get the funny feeling
Life will never be the same

Safe & sound
You're here with me now
Like I hoped you'd be

Safe & sound
You're here with me now
And that's all I'll ever need

The world's a scary place here
But baby, it's alright
I'll make sure the coast is clear
So you can just sleep tight

But if you're afraid of monsters
Like everybody is
I'll be right beside you
Closer than a kiss

Safe & sound
I'm here with you now
And you will always be

Safe & sound
I'm here with you now
And that's all you'll ever need

Someday I'm gonna teach you
The reason why we pray
So that Heaven's love may reach you
Every single day

So baby, close your eyes now
And say a prayer with me
Lord, I lay me down to sleep now
But I know I will be

Safe & sound
You're here with us now
And we will always be

Safe & sound
You're here with us now
And that's all we'll ever, all we'll ever need
You're all we'll ever need