Inspirational Quote – Friends
5 Benefits of Godparents
All of my children have been dedicated back to Our Lord and Savior. Having children Baptized is an important event in my family. When you’re blessed, you return your blessing back to God. It is expected by the time the children reach the age of 1 or shortly thereafter, no exceptions.
This is Xavier being blessed 7 years ago. He was a perfect angel during the ceremony.
My daughter, Xavier and his Godmother
My Son-In-Law and Zarriah on Christening Day
In the picture above, my daughter and Zarriah’s Godmother and Godfather, my nephew. My nephew is also Xavier’s Godfather. Zarriah was also a perfect little Angel.
My daughter was dedicated 35 years ago, so she understands the importance of the dedication. My best friend is her Godmother and is still a big part of her life. I am proud to say that my daughter and both of my grandchildren were dedicated in the same church, what a blessing.
Some people may wonder about the role of the Godparents. Some families may have different goals, but in my family the most important roles are:
- Spiritual Guidance
- Friendship
- Mentoring
- Role Model
- Providing Security
I think it’s important that parents have assistance in their children’s upbringing, and the children know that they have someone that they can always turn to. Godparents are expected to attend birthday parties, graduations and other significant events in the children’s life. Most importantly, they accept the responsibility of raising the child if the parents are unable to fulfill that role.
Have your children/grandchildren been dedicated? What were you expectations of the God parents?
My Little Diva – Beach Fail
My Myrtle Beach vacation is over. I could use another one, this time without the kids. They require energy, lots of energy. The weather was beautiful for the majority of the week, we had a great time.
Things didn’t go as we had hoped with my little diva. She’s modeling her new bikini in the photos above, but that is as much use as she got out of it. In a previous post, I talked about how Zarriah wasn’t fond of the beach. Well, she’s still not fond of the beach. We attempted to take her to the beach twice during our vacation. The first day, she lasted about 30 minutes. She decided that she wasn’t interested in building sand castles, she rather munch on chips. After a few handfuls, she wanted to return to the condo. Thank goodness her grandfather was there, he’s not fond of the beach either so it worked out. He was happy to babysit while we enjoyed the beach.
The second day out we took her out in her new bikini. It didn’t end well, she said a fly got on her sandcastle and on her belly. She wasn’t having any part of it. She insisted that she be returned to cleanliness and she wanted the bikini off immediately. What’s a diva to do? This one decided to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and watch cartoon network. She was perfectly content, and later decided to take a nap. After all a girl needs her beauty sleep.
Needless to say the beach is not working out with this diva. We’re looking at the Disney cruise for next year’s vacation. Do you have a diva? How do you handle yours?
Cooking With Kids
Cooking with your children is a great way to spend quality time together. It gets them involved in meal preparation and forms memories of making sweet treats with grandma. My little Zarriah loves Groundies, otherwise known as brownies. She hasn’t quite mastered her B’s yet, so Groundies it is. We decided to make a batch on our vacation and as you can see she is having a great time helping Mawmaw whip up a batch. The best part of making Groundies is her licking the spoon while waiting for the brownies to bake.
I started cooking with her brother 6 years ago, and I wanted to carry on the tradition with her. This was our first brownie making session together, so I cherished the moment and memories. We had as much fun eating them as we did baking them. I have found that getting children involved in meal preparation or working together to fix treats helps to combat the Picky Eater Syndrome. I must say she’s not as picky as her brother, which makes life in the kitchen a little easier. I’m looking forward to many brownie and other cooking sessions with my granddaughter. Do you cook with your children? What’s dishes do you make together?