GRAND Magazine - January/February 2017 - 33

Invisible grandparents

A spiritual welcome for baby

HAVE YOU

BY PAT HANSON
 We will mind our minds, be careful of what we create, and give
you the freedom to grow. We will wage peace, protect the planet,
and leave its resources in better shape than we found it.
 Welcome to the world. We make a place for you.
 We pledge to love, nurture, and protect you.
 We will invest in your future, but never at the expense
of living today.
 We will support your authenticity and model to you how
to be in a healthy relationship.
 We will encourage you to dream large and to partner with God
in the fulfillment of those dreams.
 We will listen to you, learn from you, laugh, and play with you.
 Our love is unconditional and we will be there for you always.
 Thank you for the privilege of growing with you.
And there's more! As all children and teenagers present are invited
to join the family on the altar, everyone repeats this chant three times
directly to the young ones:

Watch this video to see a baby blessing

Yes you can. I believe in you. I am never, ever, giving up on you.
© Reverend Deborah Johnson's Children's Blessing
(© 2005 - Inner Light Ministries.com, Santa Cruz, California)

T

he New Year is a perfect time for families to bless their youngest
members.
Imagine standing on the stage in the sanctuary of your choice;
your family holding its newest member, while your community faces
you with outstretched arms, repeating in unison:
 We, your spiritual community, pledge to create a world that
makes it easy for you to be all that you are intended to be.

33 GRAND

JANUARY FEBRUARY 2017

BEEN CUT OFF
FROM YOUR

GRANDCHILDREN?

1st International
Conference on
Grandparent
Alienation
FRIDAY,
March 3, 2017
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Naples Daily News Bldg. Community Room
Main Floor
1100 Immokalee Road Naples, Florida 34110

For information and reservations Dr. Pat Hanson, Ph.D. is a seasoned health educator, public
speaker, and workshop facilitator. She is the author of Invisible
Grandparenting: Leave A Legacy Of Love Whether You Can Be
There or Not. She lectures nationally on Aging Positively and is a
columnist for the magazine: Crone: Women Coming of Age.

info@AGA-FL.org
No Admission Fee All Welcome!

This organization has a presence in 50 states
and 15 countries. International Headquarters
is located in Naples, Florida U.S.A.


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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2022spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2022winter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2021fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2021summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2021spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2021winter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2020fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2020fall_v2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2020summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2020spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/2020winter
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20191112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20190910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20190708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20190506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20190304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20190102
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20181112
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20180708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20180506
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/20170506
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