Family Together, Father's Blessings

It is a bit of a ritual in my family, and many other families I know, for the father to give a blessing, a kind of prayer over each of his children before a new school year. That happened with my family tonight. Even though I am not in school, I received a blessing all the same. Why not, right? I am always grateful for the times I get to spend with my family when we are all together, including these special moments when my dad asks the Lord to bless each of us in our individual, promising futures.