Carter participated in a program at church called Knights/Princesses of the King (or something like that) for 4th and 5th graders. They spent a day learning about manners, friendships, becoming a man/woman of God, etc. At first Carter was disappointed when he found out that there wasn’t going to be a class on making swords, but he ended up having a good time and learning a lot anyway.
As a celebration at the end of the class they had a family dinner where the students made a public pledge to follow the Bible’s instruction as wisdom for life, to treat others the way they would want to be treated, to give others grace, to be mindful of how their behavior affects others, and so on. You would think I could remember all the details of the pledge since I heard it repeated so many times, but for much of it I was herding Camille in the foyer. The program didn’t start until 7 so I had this grand plan of taking 2 cars, having Camille ready for bed, and then slipping out as soon as Carter finished his part in the program. Unfortunately he ended up being almost last (of course!) so we didn’t get out of there until after 9pm, but it was worth sticking around for.
After each child said his pledge, a parent came up to give his/her child their blessing. This is what Josh wrote and said to Carter:
Blessing
tonight I want to bless you as your father and on behalf of your
Heavenly Father who created you to have a personal relationship with
Him.
bless your birth and life in our family as our second son, your
character and personality, and your unique creation for His purpose.
It’s hard to imagine that He was more excited than your mom and I
were about your birth, but He was – and He is still so excited
about your future.
desires to have a close relationship with you and I bless the
development and nurturing of that relationship so you will grow in
wisdom and strength of character in the Lord. I bless your walk with
Him, that you would stand close to Him through both easy and
difficult times. Just as God blessed Noah and his sons for their
faithfulness, I trust that God will bless you for your faithfulness
to Him.
106:3 says, “Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what
is right.” Carter, I bless you as a man who will seek justice for
those around him and as a man who strives to live a life glorifying
to God.
has great plans for you and I bless your work – at school now –
and later in your job – that God would be glorified through your
confident, determined, and competitive personality. And that you
would grow and develop these and other gifts to be used for God.
know that you are a blessed son of the Living God, Creator of the
universe and Creator of you and that you share in the same
inheritance as Jesus Christ His Son, in whom and through whom I bless
you tonight.
Nice, huh?
Yep, that’s my girl. She’s quite the lady-like princess.
All the knights and princesses
