In our church, it is common practice for a baby to be be given a name and a blessing in church during their first few months of life. This blessing is usually done by the baby's father. (For more info on what a baby blessing entails, click HERE).
Cedar Jane Faulk was blessed by her father on July 1, 2018. We wanted her to be blessed when my parents could be there (my dad flew in from Shanghai), and as an added bonus, Daniel's parents were given permission to come home from their LDS mission in Orlando for a long weekend to attend the blessing! It was very special for her to have both sets of grandparents there, as well as most of my aunts and uncles, sisters, and other friends.
I will admit that Daniel and I felt a little bit of added pressure over this blessing as compared to our other kids' blessings. It is common to hear babies blessed with things like health, marrying in the temple, etc. For Cedar, all the "normal" things like that suddenly felt in question. Will she ever get married? Will she be healthy? Should Daniel bless her with those type of things? We pondered a lot about what he should say, and we obvious prayed that he would feel the Spirit during her blessing and truly be able to say the words Heavenly Father would have him say.
Despite our worries, Daniel gave Cedar a beautiful blessing. The very first thing he blessed her with was that she would know she is loved. I immediately started crying because that is what I want most for her as well. He blessed her that she would feel peace and that she would find comfort in the gospel. He blessed her with courage to overcome her trials and to help others, always relying on prayer. He blessed her with health and physical strength as well as spiritual strength. Her promised her the ability to seek education.
After her blessing, our bishop got up and I could feel the spirit so strongly. He mentioned that we all knew the difficult path Cedar had already had to take to get into this world, and that he was so happy she is now part of our ward family.
After sacrament meeting, we went back to our house for a lovely brunch. I put together a bagel bar, and my sisters and mom made a beautiful fruit salad, yogurt parfaits, and a variety of juices.
Cedar Jane Faulk was blessed by her father on July 1, 2018. We wanted her to be blessed when my parents could be there (my dad flew in from Shanghai), and as an added bonus, Daniel's parents were given permission to come home from their LDS mission in Orlando for a long weekend to attend the blessing! It was very special for her to have both sets of grandparents there, as well as most of my aunts and uncles, sisters, and other friends.
I will admit that Daniel and I felt a little bit of added pressure over this blessing as compared to our other kids' blessings. It is common to hear babies blessed with things like health, marrying in the temple, etc. For Cedar, all the "normal" things like that suddenly felt in question. Will she ever get married? Will she be healthy? Should Daniel bless her with those type of things? We pondered a lot about what he should say, and we obvious prayed that he would feel the Spirit during her blessing and truly be able to say the words Heavenly Father would have him say.
Despite our worries, Daniel gave Cedar a beautiful blessing. The very first thing he blessed her with was that she would know she is loved. I immediately started crying because that is what I want most for her as well. He blessed her that she would feel peace and that she would find comfort in the gospel. He blessed her with courage to overcome her trials and to help others, always relying on prayer. He blessed her with health and physical strength as well as spiritual strength. Her promised her the ability to seek education.
After her blessing, our bishop got up and I could feel the spirit so strongly. He mentioned that we all knew the difficult path Cedar had already had to take to get into this world, and that he was so happy she is now part of our ward family.
After sacrament meeting, we went back to our house for a lovely brunch. I put together a bagel bar, and my sisters and mom made a beautiful fruit salad, yogurt parfaits, and a variety of juices.
We were so blessed to have so many people over to celebrate Cedar!
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