Christening Gifts For My Daughter
I was delighted by the christening gifts we received last year when our daughter was christened. This was a big event in our family. Some family members even drove ten hours to come to the ceremony.
My Aunt Louise knows that I liked silver and the christening gifts she chose were all silver. She sent a beautiful frame that had a whimsical religious motif. She also sent two little silver boxes, one for Marian’s first curl and one for her first tooth.
There were several christening gifts that were silver tubes for holding documents. One of the silver tubes was from Uncle Clare and was engraved for Marian’s birth certificate. The other silver tube was from Uncle Wayne and engraved for Marian’s christening certificate.
My cousins all sent christening gifts to us. They found a set of lead crystal mugs with etched shamrocks and sent the set as a group gift. I was very appreciative of the nod toward our Irish heritage.
My Great Aunt Ottie sent Marian her first set of rosary beads. This was one of the most special christening gifts. They were pink and adorned with flowers. They came in a really nice little pouch.
My sister and her husband were picked a long time ago to be godparents for my daughter. We have always been close and I trust her to help my daughter grow up in her faith and in her life. She sent us two lovely christening gifts, one was a framed photo of Marian at the ceremony and the other was a framed photo of my sister holding her right after she was born.
I was surprised at one of the christening gifts. It came without a note and I have no idea who it came from. It was a Celtic cross with shamrocks painted on. It was made really well; I could tell it had been hand painted. I wish I knew who sent it so that I could send them a proper thank you.
I liked the ceramic angel music box that my mother gave to Marian. It was one of the more thoughtful christening gifts because she searched for a long time to find a music box that played songs she liked. The one that she chose plays an Irish lullaby. It is so pretty.
There were christening gifts that were practical as well as decorative. My Aunt Anne sent Marian a really nice piggy bank that had a $100 bill in it. That was unexpected. I wasn’t even sure that my Aunt Anne was going to come to the ceremony, but she did, and she brought a lovely gift.
The only christening gifts that I returned were duplications. Marian received so many lovely things, it was hard to make that decision, but I had to do it. I took the money for the returned items and put it into her new piggy bank. She already has a good start on a savings plan!