Going to Church

Luckily, we've been able to make it to church every Sunday since Caleb was born.

Here is Daddy carrying Caleb in to church for the first time. He is six days old. (4/11)

Caleb is a very good baby which has made it easier for us to take him to church. Almost every Sunday, he sleeps through a good portion of both the service and Sunday school. On his third Sunday in church, Caleb was dedicated; however, this boy has no idea what happened because he slept through the whole thing.

Grandma and Grandpa McKinstry came from IL and Grandma Sharon, Great-Grandma Nora Ann, and Great-Granddaddy Eddie came from VA to the service at South Columbia Baptist Church to watch Caleb's dedication. (4/25)

Every Sunday there have been some obstacles to overcome in order to make it to church though. The first Sunday, Caleb didn't want to eat when he was supposed to, which made us twenty minutes late for the second service. The second Sunday, Dave and I thought each other had grabbed the diaper bag; we didn't realize until we arrived at church that we didn't have it. Again, we missed the first service since we had to run to the grocery store for diapers and wipes. To make matters worse, Caleb ended up getting his outfit wet when I was changing him after church and the extra outfit was in the diaper bag! God had his hand on us though because one of my friends gave us a "Finding Nemo" outfit that same morning. Despite that is was a summer outfit and it was only in the 60s outside, it was dry! We wrapped him in a blanket and headed for home. Live and learn! Three of the of the other four Sundays we've also had to replace clothing due to leaky diapers and other mishaps, but fortunately we've remembered the diaper bag and a change of clothes. (Today though I should have brought a change of clothes for myself since my skirt suffered a little too.)

The diaper bag we hope to never forget again!

The "Finding Nemo" outfit that saved us (plus a cute boy modeling it)!

God, thank you for the grace to make it to Your house to worship each Sunday. We appreciate the patience you're teaching us and the laughter that comes from some of the mishaps Satan tries to use to discourage us. Thank you for the opportunity to dedicate our baby boy with our biological and church families behind us, committing to help raise Caleb to know You and Your great love for us. You are more than worthy of our praise for these gifts and so much more. In Jesus' name, Amen.