Celebrating Those Special Moments

Milestones are significant moments in our lives, moments we want to mark with celebration, moments we want to identify as meaningful.   ​Identifying and celebrating milestones honors our life journeys.  

​Milestones might include baptism, birthdays, first tooth, first words, first day of school, First Communion, Confirmation, getting a driver's license, getting a new job, graduation, getting married, buying a new home, parenthood, retirement and more.   ​

​What milestones for you and your family celebrate?
Here's a video from Sony, reminding us to capture those special moments!
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Milestone Celebrations
  • 3 Moves Youth Leaders Should Make During Graduation Season (Fuller Youth Institute)
  • 5 Tips for Graduating Seniors (Focus)
  • Order for the Blessing of Parents Before Childbirth (USCCB)
  • Blessing of Young Drivers (Discipleship Ministries) Getting a driver’s license is a marker event in the lives of young people and may be celebrated by the community as an acknowledgment of the teens’ growth and increased responsibility. This blessing may be offered annually for all young people receiving their driver's license in the past year, preferably on or near a time that has special significance for the young people. Possible dates might include just prior to a spring prom, near school graduations, on World Youth Day in October, or during a back to school or fall homecoming event.
  • Prayer for the First Day of Kindergarten (Forever Mom) What can be more emotional than your child's first day of kindergarten?   Is there a better time for prayer and blessing than this?   Here is a good way to help the child begin with prayer. 
  • Back to School Tips for Parents (Scholastic) Scholastic and Parent's Magazine offer a wide range of helpful tips for families preparing for a new school year including dealing with the first day jitters, what to do about lunch, creating a homework space at home and what kinds of questions to ask children in order to discuss the events of the school day.
  • Help for Empty Nesters (USCCB) Claudia and David Arp, founders of Marriage Alive and creators of the "10 Great Dates Program" via For Your Marriage - What are the special moments we celebrate once the kids are grown, off to college, living on their own, or married, and creating their own families? Great dates? Anniversaries? Get-aways? There are number of ways you can focus on celebrating the "second half of marriage". This resource gives readers just a few ideas. Get creative.
  • For Your Marriage  (USCCB National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage)  Resources for your marriage: Dating and Engaged, Married Life, ​Family Life and Parenting