Blessing Day

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Today was a very special and beautiful day. Our first daughter, Brooklyn Alicia Blackner was blessed. Kolby blessed her, and we had many members of our family and friends that stood in the circle.  Seeing my husband bless our baby girl is a moment that will be forever etched in my memory. One of the things that was very special about this day is, that the dress Brooklyn got blessed in, I was blessed in when I was a baby. My great-great-grandmother Cleo gave it to me, and it was the last thing she gave me before she passed.  Another thing that is special is that Brooklyn Alicia is named after my sister Alicia. We always told each other that we were going to name our first born little girls after each other.  Then, just a few days before the blessing, my mom was looking in her scrapbook/journal and found that the day I was blessed was September 6, 1981, and that was when Brooklyn was born!  They also celebrated my sister Alicia's 2nd birthday that day because family was in town.

I don't know why I'm like this, but before a family get together like this I usually get really nervous wondering how the day is going to go, if there's going to be enough food, if everything will go smoothly, etc., but I think with this third child in our family I have learned to relax a lot! Don't get me wrong, I still like things the way I like them, I am just learning to ENJOY the journey and not worry so much. I know that this stage of life won't last long so I do NOT want to wish any of it away!

Having a daughter is the most amazing thing in the world!!  Lately at night when I have been feeding Brooklyn and it's just me and her awake, I smile thinking of all the things we are going to do together when she grows up.  I also think about the hope of having the same relationship with her that I have with my mom....someone who I consider to be my best friend.

Overall, today was just very special because we were surrounded by so many wonderful grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Everyone helped make today one of the best I've ever had.  This definitely is one of my favorite seasons in life so far.................

My mom gave Brooklyn for her blessing gift a beautiful bracelet and it came with this poem:

"Precious daughter of God, most beautiful girl,
We welcome you in to this wonderful world.
Today you'll be held in a circle of love,
Given blessings from loved ones-here and above.
Remember those blessings, hold tight to them, dear,
For with them, the Lord will remain ever near."

The day I was blessed:  September 6, 1981

"Family resemblance?"

"My blessing day" September 6, 1981