this little monkey is going to be a big cousin

In February of 2013, Rebekah will welcome a special playmate into this world.

Virginia Lynn Lowery

We have had so much fun preparing for her and passing our clothes on to her! We can't wait to shower her with lots of "stuff" she will need!

Last night, we gathered together with our family(Kevin) and Jessica's Family to reveal the gender of Rebekah's other new playmate.

Kallie Reese Adair

What a special treat for us as we welcome not 1 but 2 little playmates in the upcoming months! Won't Christmas be FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

hannah's prayer

September 30, 2012, our families gathered together with our church family to dedicate Rebekah Elaine to the Lord. This is a commitment that Brian and I do not take lightly. We believe that God wants us as parents to raise Bekah up in His word. Our commitment during this ceremony is a public statement to our families, and church family that we are committed to raising her within the church and prepare her to make the decision to become a follower of Christ. We pray that when it comes time, that she will make the decision just like we have!

Hannah's Prayer is a constant reminder to put God first in Rebekah's life...1 Samuel 1

Hannah Dedicates Samuel

²¹ When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow, ²² Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”^[c]
23 “Do what seems best to you,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good his^[d] word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
²⁴ After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull,^[e] an ephah^[f] of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh.²⁵ When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, ²⁶ and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. ²⁷ I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. ²⁸ So now I give him to theLord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

After our church service, our families gathered together at my mom & dad's for lunch and some good lovin' on Bekah!

yes...I'm Bekah's Mom

Bekah is graduating...lol...NO not really it just really seems like time is flying and isn't that what everyone says. I remember wondering if she was EVER going to come into this world and now she is 3 months old!

Although she has continued to lose weight, and we are no longer nursing but have switched her to formula (just this week!), God has blessed us with a little girl who continues to smile and laugh and our funny faces and silly jokes.

We have been busy planning her dedication and trying to make it as special for all of us and possible. Her poppa will speak and "Aunt Amy" will sing! We hope that through this special moment that God is glorified and uplifted as we "give" Rebekah to Him. I am reminded of Hannah's prayer for a child. She weened her son that she so patiently waited for and gave him back to our Heavenly Father to be raised in the church. I hope I have her faith and courage to "Let GO & Let GOD" move through Rebekah as her life continues. In Psalms chapter 40 it says...

I waited patiently for the Lord;

    he turned to me and heard my cry.
² He lifted me out of the slimy pit,

    out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
³ He put a new song in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
    and put their trust in him.

⁴ Blessed is the one
    who trusts in the Lord,
who does not look to the proud,
    to those who turn aside to false gods.^[b]
5 Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many to declare.

That has been my prayer and hope since losing our sweet Baby Adair 2 years ago. God has fulfilled his promise of a family for Brian and I. We hope that through His guidance we will be able to raise her up to be the young woman He wants her to be!

Just recently I have been reminded to pray for her future spouse. Some may find this crazy, but my parents did that for me and God has Blessed me in that department ;)
...I pray Heavenly Father for your hands to be with Rebekah's future spouse. I pray that you will guide his parents in raising him to be the Godly man you have him to be and that He will let you shine through him so that others may know about you and become one of Your children. I pray Father for his parents as they raise him and teach him about You. That their love will surround him and be passed to him in preparing him to LOVE my daughter. I now pray for Bekah as she grows up to be the woman You have her to be. Father that through Brian and I she will learn about you in a way that only you have designed for her. We want to be a beacon for You to teach and guide her through life to better serve you! I also pray for Bekah and her future husband as they come to each. That they will grow toward you as they grow toward each other!...Amen

I am so blessed to be Bekah's Mom...and hope that God moves through me as the months and years go by to help Bekah become the woman God wants her to be.