Lucas is One

Today is Lucas' birthday party. His birthday was actually August 3rd but with vacations and a rain out last Saturday (good ole Seattle summer!) we are celebrating today.

I love Lucas. Everyone loves Lucas. I know everyone thinks their babies are cute and great but...not all babies are. Lucas truly is. His smile is infectious, his cheeks are perfectly squishy and he has a mohawk. He has never cried when I've left him in the nursery at church or at the gym day care. He's always happy and he really enjoys people. He is a delightful baby.

But he won't be a baby forever. One day, we pray, he'll become a man. And as a man, our hope for him is different than when he's a baby. While we love that he is soft and sweet now, we hope he becomes strong and brave. And while he is happy and likes people now, we hope he becomes truly loving. But above all, we hope he knows his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and will stand firm in that faith all the days of his life.

When we dedicated Lucas at our church in front of family and friends, we chose 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 as a verse to guide him in godliness. And so today, as he is one year older, we give it again to him:
Lucas, "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be a man of courage; be strong. Do everything in love."