Monday, November 21, 2011

Family Dedication

Last weekend, these crazy grandparents, along with the other set of crazy grandparents headed to Memphis for Olivia's (or rather, Troy and Lindsay's) family dedication at their church.  We are so thankful we could be part of this very meaningful event.  The church hosted a brunch on Saturday and their pastor talked about all of us, but espeically the parents committing to raise their children to know the Christ of the Gospel.  He spoke of grounding them in truth and grace.  The theme was "7000 Days to Make a Difference."  Most of us have our children in our homes for about 7000 days.  What are we going to do with those days?  Troy and Lindsay shared goals that they have for their marriage as well as goals for Olivia and then the grandparents were asked to surround the family and pray for them.  What a blessing to have that priviledge!!  Tom and I can't even express how thankful we are that our grandaughters have parents who love the Lord and are seeking to raise their children to do the same.  
And, I would certainly be remiss if I didn't mention that the only way we could have made this trip is because Drew, Elizabeth and Brenna stayed with the younger boys and kept things running smoothly on the home front.  We are so very thankful!!!

Lindsay, Olivia and Troy
Grandpa and Grandma Ro, O, Grammy, Pops
Waiting patiently
Daddy and O

Hanging out in her rocking chair
Giving her baby a wild ride!

Welcome to my party (Troy and Lindsay had some of their awesome neighbors over for lunch on Sunday)
Playing peekaboo with Daddy
Baby Conner
Olivia's good friend, Caroline, and her mommy
And, because it's either "feast or famine" around here, I did 6 posts all at once (which has taken 3 days!)  So, you can keep reading if you are so inclined.

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