Musings: A Birthday Blessing

In March we had my daughter's 18th Birthday Blessing. It was such a beautiful day. Friends and family and friends who are family all came and helped us to bless our daughter as she entered adulthood.

My sister and niece came into town and my mother and the two of them helped me put on the Skaggs girl magic. They made THE BEST chicken salad I have ever tasted. It had bacon in it. Nuf said.

If I was a good blogger, I'd post pictures of the process and a great recipe, but clearly I am not a good blogger. If I was a good blogger, this post would actually be during the month of the event discussed.

In addition to contributing her amazing chicken salad recipe, Jackie sliced cheese for the cheese tray.

We put out quite a spread. My dear friend Laurie helped me make the pom poms and the banners. Having so many people help made it an even more special day.

We used Micayla's dolls, baby blankets, and special baby clothes as decorations for the table in the entry. The little girls in attendance got to play with the dolls, which was fun for everyone.

I think one of my favorite parts of the day was the diversity of the friends who attended.

Micayla told how each person attending had impacted her life. It was really moving to think of how many amazing people God has put in my girl's life. After that we prayed for her and when my dad prayed and blessed her to join the long line of strong women in her family and spoke of her calling, I about lost it. Well, actually I did lose it. I bawled people.

Then her dad spoke a beautiful blessing over her. It deserves a post of it's own but here's a picture of him giving it. Have I mentioned that I am married to an amazing man?