Dedication of Baby Sarita Murillo

What a wonderful Sunday we had yesterday. Stephen and Melissa Murillo came forward to have thier precious, 3 month old daughter, Sarah Judith dedicated to the Lord. What a blessed event a baby dedication is. It's so wonderful to see parents be willing to make a promise to raise their little one in the ways of the Lord. Pastor John made a point of saying, "when you raise a child in church, that child gets a grounding that is so important in life and gives them a firm foundation on which to base their life." They may at sometime stray from that teaching but in the end they will return to those blessed roots. Both John and I strayed but thank God for the grounding that our loving parents gave us, we knew where to turn when the worldly life became a burden.

John and I were invited to the Murillos after services to finish the day's celebration with a barbeque. The guest of honor was not impressed with the hoopla and slept through much of the afternoon. We did so enjoy getting to know the entire Murillo family. As many of you know the family roots reach deep into Mexico. So John and I felt right at home. Much food, chatter and music swirling around us. In Mexico one does not attend an event that isn't accompanied with loud music, food and wonderful fellowship. Thank you Stephen and Melissa and the entire family for making us feel welcome.

**Bit of a footnote - Sarita is the Spanish diminutive for Sarah. I love that affectionate "little" name. For those of you who do not know Stephen's parents raised Stephen and his brother, David in church here at Stanley. It's good to see that tradition being brought forward with a second generation.