"Train up a child in the way he should go..."

Father's Day 2011 was a special one for us. Not only was this Brady's very first Father's Day, it was also the day we dedicated our precious son to the Lord. We are willing to accept His will for Braylor's life, no matter what that may be, and we will strive to raise him in the ways of the Lord. We will live our lives so that Braylor can see a Christ-like example, and we hope to do all that we can to lead him to his own personal relationship with our Lord.

Braylor had lots of family and friends there for support. They filled up two pews! He was given a certificate and a Bible during the ceremony. There was a slideshow with several of his newborn pictures and the following prayer tht truly depicts how we feel:

Lord I'm askin for Your help
To raise my newborn son,
Give me strength and guide me
Cause I know that You're the one.

That sent this angel to me
A little heaven here on earth,
For now I know my place in life...
I'm no longer who comes first.

Once I had no answer
As to why it is I'm here,
But when I looked into my baby's eyes....
It all became so clear.

This little bit of heaven
Owns me, heart and soul
And it's You that sent him to me
A greater love I'll never know.

So take these rugged hands of mine
Help me to understand,
Just what it is I need to do
To raise this little man.

Help me build a boy that knows
It's You that holds the key,
To all that heaven holds for us
Show him Your love through me. 

Afterwards, we all went to Michelle's Restaurant in Georgetown, GA to eat. It was very crowded and HOT, and we didn't all get to sit together. However, we just enjoyed the overwhelming support that we felt from our family and friends who came. We didn't get pictures with my family, but we managed to get some with Brady's once we got back to the house.

 Brady had a wonderful day. Braylor and Gus gave him an Alabama Football that had the autograph of every member of the 2009 National Championship team and Coach Nick Saban. They wanted to show him how much they appreciate him being such a good daddy ;)


"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it"

-Proverbs 22:6