Today was a baby dedication at church, but we didn’t dedicate Tru. There are good reasons to dedicate babies but, in our situation at least, it seemed redundant. This wasn’t an easy decision, and I don’t think either Amy or I am fully comfortable with it. My sense, though, is that the discomfort stems from years of thinking that babies are dedicated–that’s just what happens. Now that we have a baby, we can think about it from a more personal point of view and it just doesn’t seem terribly meaningful or useful for Tru. A couple of minutes of “special time” up front seems to pale in comparison to the treatment he’s getting from family and friends 24 hours a day. That kid has a lot of prayer pointed at him already.