Matt, Christen, Derek & Rylie

Derek's Dedication
Matt and I had Derek dedicated at Peninsula Covenant Church, in Redwood City, CA back on February 21st. We stood before our friends, family (my mom was in town), and church to acknowledge that we are going to do our very best to raise our son to love Jesus and others in Christ. It was a special evening. It is such a blessing to know that our friends and family are there to help keep us accountable for our decision. Poor Derek was not feeling so well that night and we ended up taking him to Urgent Care after the dedication (he was fine 2 days later). A special thank you to Janet for the pictures!

Here are the words we shared that evening.

"Derek we are so grateful that you are our son.

You bring so much joy and laughter to our family.

You are full of energy and a determined little boy.

Your smile lights up a room and your giggle is contagious.

We are blessed to be your parents.

We commit to putting our relationship with Jesus first and hold our marriage in highest priority.

We long for you to know and love Jesus and to have a heart that follows him.

Derek, your name means gifted leader.

We pray that as you grow up you will be bold leader for Jesus.

Standing up for what is right and having wisdom and understanding.

We pray that others will look up to you and see Jesus in your actions.

Derek, we know that you have what it takes to answer the call that God has put on your life.

You have immeasurable value in God’s eyes and

You are going to do great things because of who He has made you to be.

We are so proud of you.

Derek, our prayer for you is that you will be a bold leader for Christ.

Seek wisdom from the Lord, so that you live your life worthy of His calling.

Seek wisdom from the Lord, so that you lead others to know and to follow Christ.

Here is the verse that we have chosen for you: Proverbs 2:1-8

1 My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,

2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—

3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,

4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,

5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones."

 

 

Matt and I each read part of the prayer that we had prepared for Derek.

 

Praying over Derek