What's in a Name....

I have always thought how great it would be to pick out a name for my child - I thought no big deal - there are lots of names that I like. However, when it came time to pick out a name for little girl - I was at a loss. For a couple of months I liked one name, then I didn't like it so much. The I would like another name. My husband finally suggested that we each create a list of names and then we would compare it. Were any the same - NOPE - not at all. So then we decided that we would each create a "top 5" list. Which we did. Then we rated our own list and then the list of the other - any agreement - not really.



So we waited - hoping a great inspiration would strike.



Back in February, when I first realized just how frustrating choosing a name was going to be, I said to God - " You know Lord, it would be really nice if you named the baby - in fact could you just tell Glenn in a dream what we should call Little Girl" As the months went by, I found myself asking that over and over - "Lord, could you tell Glenn her name in a dream" Now why was I asking for it to be in a dream???!!! I don't know - it's just the way the prayer came out of my heart.

March, April, May passed - still we were no closer to a name. June came, then July - still no name. And Baby Girl was due July 29th! Honestly, it really started to get embarrassing, people were now asking 'So what's her name" To which I would reply "We haven't decided" and then their response would be " Oh, so you are keeping it a secret?"

Nope - we're just that lame - we haven't landed on the right one yet;)

We did, however, decide on a middle name "Elizabeth" in honor of Glenn's sister who introduced us and so is somewhat responsible for all of this. And as it turns out Elizabeth is a family name on both sides of our families.

Even during labor - my midwife asked what her name was going to be...

Now back up 2 weeks before Little Girl arrived.... Glenn comes to me and says - "you I had a dream the other night, and ever since then I've got this name stuck in my head and I just can't shake it." Now this name was not on either of our short lists. And I perked up and paid attention as it was a name that came to him in a dream - I didn't say anything to him at the time- I wanted to wait it out and make sure there weren't any other names that might show up in a dream. Quite honestly I was caught off guard.

So there we were, in the labor room, Little Girl had just been born. The midwife asked "So do we have a name?" My husband looked at me and said "Do we?" To which I replied "Addison"
He asked me if I was sure - and I replied "Most defiantly, I asked God to tell you her name in a dream and He did"

My husband told me I was holding out on him. maybe I was - just a little - but I had to wrap my brain around the fact that God had indeed granted me my request - He named my little girl.

Addison Elizabeth: Addison is of Old English origin with the spiritual connotation of "In God's Image" Ez 36:27 "And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes & be careful to observe my ordinances."
Elizabeth is of Hebrew origin that means "Oath of God" with a spiritual connotation of :"Consecrated"

So I take this as a promise from the Lord, and a small glimpse of the wonderful plan He has for her life. I am honored and blessed that He has entrusted us with the care, teaching and up bringing of this precious little girl.

Pics - as Promised

So last Friday Saturday was spent working on transforming EMU's Discipleship Center (yep - the one on the Hill). Now for those of you that live areound here, you may be thinking to yourself - "the discipleship center???!!!! for a WEDDING!!!" And for those who don't live around here - I snapped a few pics of what it normally looks like.

BEFORE:

Not so pretty - kind of dirty - spots in the carpet, ugly blinds on th windows and a strange window inside the building that is on the 'front' wall where the ceremony is to take place.

AFTER:

Maternity Leave??!!

I have to laugh a little bit when I think back over the past six weeks (That's right my little Addison is 6 weeks old today) and my Maternity Leave - or half leave or sometimes-go -into-work-leave. It started with Addison being a week old and my leaveing her with daddy that Saturday to - yep- go into the shop for a bridal appointment. Then, in sibsiquint weeks, going in to do wedding work on Thursdays, Friday's and Saturdays. Today is no different - I spent a full workday hanging fabric for a big wedding tomorrow.

And tomorrow it's another full day of work delivering and setting up all the flowers.

(It looks beautiful and i'll post some pics)