Our Godson

Our friends Tim and Amy approached us a few months ago and asked if we would be interested in being the Godparents of their third and last child Mason. They explained that they see Godparents as special adults in their child's life kind of like an aunt and uncle.  Each of their children have their own set of Godparents so it's very individual for the child.  They also explained how they really value the spiritual role Godparents can play in their children's lives and the fact that each child's Godparents have the same spiritual values as they do.

Of course we were honored to be asked to play this role in Mason's life.  I love being a parent, an aunt and now a Godparent.  It will be a role I'm sure I will always cherish.  I'm excited about watching Mason grow up (not that I wasn't excited about that before we were asked to be Godparents but there is something uniquely special about it now). We pray that Mason grows up to follow Jesus and that he knows we will enjoy being a part of his life along the way.

Tim and Amy had Mason dedicated at our church the Sunday after Thanksgiving and it was fun to watch.  They stood up in front of the church, shared their faith journeys and expressed their desire to raise Mason as part of the Christian church.  As I always do on these Sundays I cried for just about every story shared:)  It's just so encouraging to me to be a part of a church where parents share the same values as us and also recognize we can't do this whole parenting thing on our own.  And I cried because I'm just so thankful for Tim and Amy's friendship and their sweet kids who bring joy to my life and who my kids adore.

Us and Mason

Tim, Amy, Mason, me and Matt