It's all about your name...or is it?

There were two reasons we chose the name we have for our big blessing of a baby:

1. The meaning of the name
2. It's a fabulous sounding name! And we like the shortened version for when we can't be bothered to use the full name.

The meaning of the name we have chosen is 'fire of the Lord'. Frankly, what a brilliant statement to speak over our child's life! We hope and pray that that will be very evident in our baby's life, now and in the future for them.

Names are a funny thing...some people feel a name shapes a baby's future entirely, some just choose names because they like them. My name and my sisters' names were chosen because my parents liked the sound of them. I asked them how they chose the names and mum said she didn't give meanings a second thought...I think she knew they didn't mean anything too terrible though! I think Tanya means 'fairy princess' - which funnily enough is the meaning of the name our friends, Kerry & Albert have chosen for their baby if they have a girl.

Parenting is a funny thing. There's so many different ideas and ways to do it and if you're not careful, it's so easy to feel as if the decisions you make or are choosing to make are the wrong ones because this person or that person does it a different way. We're really praying that we won't be affected in that sense and that we will know we are making the best decisions for our little one. I have to say, it really helps not having a husband who is really fretful - John is so relaxed it's astonishing! Sometimes I'll suddenly freak out about something, and he'll just fob me off, completely relying on God for everything. That really is helpful.

Bless God for great Daddy's-in-training!