A Name and a Blessing

On a beautiful September day, 

amongst the trees and the autumn afternoon, 

Taylor gave Nora a name and a sweet little blessing.

Upon reflection of Hazel's blessing day, 

I came to the realization that it was wrought with a lot of stress and anxiety.

So as to avoid that same scenario,

we decided to tweak Nora's blessing day

to make it a more relaxing, intimate experience.

Instead of blessing Nora at church, 

in a new ward where we only know a handful of people,

we opted to bless her supported by family and close friends

  

Instead of stressing about keeping my house clean,

or finding an arena big enough for our guests,

we opted to have the blessing at Taylor's family's campground 

where there was plenty of room for all,

and the only cleaning I did was hosing down the table and chairs.

Instead of the usual "blessing" fare,

we decided that a dutch-oven-dinner fit the bill,

and instead of blessing Nora in Hazel's blessing dress 

(which was the original plan until my aunt struck gold in her cedar chest),

we blessed her in my mother's blessing dress

(I won't tell you how old it is, but it's definitely vintage, hahah).

Thank you to everyone who came;

your love and support means everything to us.