Jane's Blessing

Last Sunday was Jane's blessing. The blessing itself didn't go so well.  Jane screamed through the entire thing and I tried really hard to keep going and not just say amen.  The good thing is, with each of my three daughters, there's always been more to the blessing experience than just the blessing itself.  

Sometime before the blessing day, I like to sit down with (fill in daughter's name) and have some "daddy daughter" time.  This usually involves me making silly faces and (fill in daughter's name) drooling, smiling, cooing, or falling asleep.  I especially enjoyed my time with Jane before her blessing, because she smiles and coos so much.  Besides making faces, I thought a lot about Jane's future.  What will her favorite color be?  Will she like to sing (most definitely)?  Will she be good at algebra, where will she go to college?  Will she be better at skiing or cycling, or equally awesome at both?  The thing that always makes me a little "misty eyed" is imaging (fill in daughter's name) at the temple on her wedding day, dressed in white with a big smile on her face.  I know, it's like all of the Hallmark commercials you've ever seen, all at once in your mind.  

And then (fill in daughter's name) starts to cry, and I stop daydreaming and try to find Deb, because I have no idea what I'm doing.  Anyway, despite the blessing itself not going so well, I enjoyed the overall blessing experience.  And despite having a near "pork-tastrophe" before church, the day was really nice.