Name Giving Ceremonies

YOUR CHILDREN


Your children, are the sons and daughters

Of life’s longing for itself,

They come through you, but not from you.

You may give them your love, but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies, but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow.

Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,

But seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday, you are simply the bows from which

Your children as living arrows are sent forth.

This is an exciting journey for children and parents alike. Especially as many parents are not religious and wish an alternative ceremony for their children to be prepared and looked after in the case of the loss of a parent, or sometimes just for a different perspective on life with the help and respect of a good friend or family member.

It is a special occasion where the children are officially named and presented with special Godparents to be as Uncles and Aunts to assist and to take part in the upbringing of the child.