Baby Dedication

We dedicated Joshie today. Joshie normally naps the longest in the morning, but he couldn't this morning so he was really tired the entire day. This is what we shared:

This is Joshua David Mak, our second son. He was born on June 14th, so that would make him five months old. We were initially a bit overwhelmed with the immense task of taking care of a new born and a 2½ year old. However, the older Joshua got, the more we realized that he is actually a lot easier to take care of than Caleb. It took Caleb nine months to sleep through the night consistently, but it only took Joshua 3½ months. This really taught us about God’s faithfulness and that He will not allow us to go through more than what we can handle.

We have been very blessed that Caleb and Joshua get along very well. A few nights ago after dinner, when we were doing our chores, we put Joshie in the exersaucer, but he was grumpy and didn't want to be there so he cried really loud. Caleb, who was playing near by, stopped playing and went over to Joshie to look for the pacifier and gave it to his brother. Then he went back to playing with his legos. A few minutes later, the pacifier fell out and Caleb went back to pick it up for him again. After a while Joshie was crying even with the pacifier in his mouth. Caleb didn't know what to do, so he gave Joshie a toy. It was so touching to see Caleb take care of his little brother. Our hope is that the two boys will become the best of friends. That is one reason why we picked the name “Joshua David.” We wanted Joshua, because we already had a Caleb. We just loved the story about Joshua and Caleb, the two good spies, who scoped out the Promise Land and trusted in God’s faithfulness to bring them in. We choose the middle name “David”, because Caleb’s middle name is “Jonathan.” Jonathan and David were best friends. Another reason we liked the name is because both Joshua and David were strong leaders. We hope in the future Joshua would also be a good leader both in the church as well as in leading people to Christ.

One of the best things we love about Joshua is his happy personality. It doesn’t take much to get a smile out of him, and sometimes even a laugh. One thing we love to do is hold Joshua in our arms and stare into his eyes. There is so much joy, so much hope, and so many possibilities. That is why we want to dedicate Joshua to the Lord this morning. As parents, we are extremely limited, but in the hands of God, the possibilities are endless. The verse that we had picked as a charge to Joshua is found in Joshua 22:5, “But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”