Our beautiful boy. Every part of you perfectly knit together. I still can hardly believe you are here. I’m amazed and tired and so very thankful for every bit of it.
Archive for the ‘Abel’ Category
He’s Here!
Saturday, February 2nd, 2019
We give thanks to God and introduce our new son Abel Lazarus, born Monday January 28th at 3:14pm, weighing 8lb 10oz.
Book of Ages
Friday, August 5th, 2016
With all the anguish of naming our sixth daughter I got to thinking a lot about names over the past few months. For me naming a baby is no easy task. Phil says it’s because I have to have the PERFECT one, as if there is such a thing. I don’t look for the perfect name, just the one I perfectly want. I want to like the name I give my child! But I guess that’s a tall order at this point because I really did begin to fear that Josephine would be nameless for the rest of her life.
A while back I read Book of Ages about the life of Jane Franklin, the sister of Benjamin Franklin. They wrote many letters to one another but none of hers survive. What did survive was her handmade “Book of Ages,” where she recorded the births of her 12 children. I liked that idea and thought I’d create my own but including more, the stories of the names we have chosen for our children.
So, for my babies. These are the stories of your names.
