Caleb dedication this past Sunday

Caleb was dedicated this past Sunday.  It was such a special time with friends and even some family (Ron & Anne Schmidt) attending the service.  During the dedication the pastor usually gives the meanings of the names of the babies while he holds them, and what he said about Caleb's name surprised us.  It means "dog" in Hebrew....of all the things to name our son we had to pick that one!  However we were naming him after Caleb in the Old Testament and didn't think of looking up the Hebrew definition.  However the character of the Biblical Caleb changes  definition of the name from "dog" to "tenacious dog" because of Caleb's faithfulness to God when everyone else around him shrank away.  Then to top it off they said my name's meaning, which is "roof layer" or "tile worker" because Caleb's name is Caleb Tyler Schmidt.  So now Caleb's full name is Tenuous dog "woof" layer ;).  It was very amusing but still meaningful for us to be charged to bring Caleb up in a home that is centered on Christ and a biblical based teachings.  I (Tyler) am just starting to feel the immensity of the job that my parents had when I was small.  I think God has a very humorous side because if Caleb is anything like I was when I was a kid we are going to be have some VERY interested life ahead of us.  Till next time...