May the road rise to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rain fall soft upon your field, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
We celebrated Graham's Christening on Saturday. We postponed his ceremony a couple of times during the time of Kevin's treatment at the Mayo Clinic (in total, we spent 42 days there). There was a cold rain, but family traveled from Spartanburg and Raleigh to celebrate with us. We were fortunate to have Father John, who married us, perform a private ceremony just for our family. Ceremony was at our parish- St. Peter Catholic Church.
So many people wanted to join us- from England to New York. I decided to put together a live stream and created digital invites for the entire family. I certainly have become more ingenuitive during this pandemic, but it's such a necessity to keep daily life going.
The ceremony's live stream ended up being a huge success- there were over 200 views and I had the opportunity to read viewers conversations real time through Graham's baptism. Being able to actually watch his baptism from the stream later on in the day was too entertaining- Graham's personality is bigger than I knew and his sound effects during the beginning prayers were down right hysterical 😅.
Afterwards, we hosted a small dinner party at home. We enjoyed wine together and reflected on our aspirations for Graham through the upcoming year.
Graham's day was absolutely perfect and I'm so happy we were able to share his celebration together.
(If you'd like to see his Christening ceremony, you can view it here.)
During the ceremony, Father John blessed Graham's first Miraculous pendant
Graham's Godfather, Matt Ostuni. His wife, Kaitlyn, stood in as a proxy for Graham's Godmother Meaghan Swaysland
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