Friday, January 8, 2010

Naming our Children

I have always been one that believes that naming children means more than just calling them something, but must be backed with meaning. When I was diagnosed at 17 with PCOS I was told I would never have children without medical intervention. The summer after that I went to go work in a remote village in the rainforest of Honduras. It was a very short term trip, about two weeks. When I was there God told me I would have a son, and that I was supposed to name him Jeremiah. Later I looked up the meaning of that name. It has been defined as either "God will Uplift" or "The Lord Exalts".

I went on with my life for several(5) years before I met and married my husband. During that time I wasn't totally believing that I would have children, and informed him before we ever really started dating that it might not be an option. I knew I liked him when he told me he didn't care! He pointed out that adoption was always an option and we would just wait and see what God had for us. Shockingly, 4 months after getting married we found out I was pregnant. Those next few months passed in a blur, and our son was born right before our one year anniversary. I remember (in my head) singing the song "Great is They Faithfulness" at his birth (via emergency c-section). I will leave you with those lyrics:
Great is Thy faithfulness
O God, my Father
There is no shadow of turning with Thee
Thou changest not
Thy compassions they fail not
As Thou hast been,
Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning,
New mercies I see
All I have needed
Thy hand has provided
Great is Thy faithfulness
Lord unto me
Summer and winter, springtime and harvest
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Great is Thy faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning,
New mercies I see
All I have needed
Thy hand has provided
Great is Thy faithfulness
Lord unto me

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