Maxwell's baby dedication letter. 2/8/15

Dear Max,

Tomorrow is your baby dedication and I am supposed to write to you a letter with a vision of the kind of person I hope you will be at 18, or when you become a man.  I honestly don't even know where to begin... But we have to start somewhere!

I have tethered so many hopes and dreams on to you, that sometimes I fear they will either carry you away, or they will weigh you down.  I hope to do neither.


 I have so many dreams for you that I cannot possibly write them all down, but my biggest wish is that you come to know the endless, depthless love of our Savior.

I hope that over the time God has placed us to be in each others lives, I prove to be an example of this love, over and over again. I hope that together we can practice this love with our family, our friends, our community.




I pray that you grow up to be a man of character.
 A man who fears God.
A man that loves people deeply.
A man with strong convictions.
I pray that receive you the wisdom that is offered to us all,
 but overlooked by so many.

I pray that you never question your identity.  You are wanted, you are important, and you have been called.  Before you were even born, God used your life to change mine, and I am forever grateful to you for being that vessel.

I hope that you grow up to know that your mother loves you, has always loved you, and will always love you very very much.  But this love pales in comparison to the love your father has for you.

Your father, the father that calls all of us to into being,

planned for you (Psalm 139:13),

has plans for you (Jeremiah 17:9),

desires to know you (1 John 4:10),

and he will never abandon you (Deuteronomy 31:6).

I pray that you as you grow up, you hunger for this relationship with your heavenly father, and know that it is the only thing in this world that truly matters. We will never lack anything if we have Him.

Maxwell,
I promise to do my best to raise you according to truth given to me in scripture, and know that God will take over from there. I thank God for entrusting me to be your mom every day. Being you mother has been the richest human experience of my life,

You are my joy and I love you so much.