Thursday, October 18, 2007

God Bless You Danica Julie

We had Danica's baptism service this past Sunday. It was a wonderful service and our pastor did a great job - his discussion of Danica's baptism verse touched our hearts a great deal. Her verse was from the book of Jeremiah.

Our pastor said this about her verse - "At some point many wonder about their purpose – about how much they are loved. The prophet Jeremiah questioned who he was, and God came to him with these words, in Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.” This verse has taken on deeper meaning to Greg and Julie, especially after losing Danica’s twin a few months ago. What a sober reminder of how fragile new life really is. And yet there was confirmation that God was still with them, and they could accept that God’s hand had formed Danica and had set her apart."

We also had a lot of family and friends around to celebrate with us. Greg's sister Janelle was even able to make the trip from Iowa to share in this past weekend with us.
We are grateful for the support of our family and friends who share in our joy with this new little life that we have been charged to care for.


In her baptism gown - made by Great Auntie Linda.



Auntie Janelle holding Danica for the first time.Having lunch with Bennett.
Emily "playing" with Keizer - good thing he's so good natured!

2 comments:

Dale and Janelle Swager said...

Poor Keizy...he is the most unimpressed dog I have ever seen!
I love that picture:)

Julie and Greg said...

He doesn't look overly impressed with the whole situation does he? LOL - it was so funny though to see him running around with that hat on!