Since I started this blog a little late in the game, the past memories may be recorded sporadically. What stands uppermost in mind today are the boys names. I always wanted a girl so when we were expecting our first baby most names we picked were for girls, none of them scriptural. We wanted names that sounded good so we picked Kristen, Karina, etc. Since we had elected not to find out the sex of the bay, it became apparent that we should pick a few boy names too, just in case. On the top of the list was Brendan, Joshua at the bottom. Right before we went to the hospital we picked two names, Kristen and Joshua. At 7:25 a.m. Joshua was born. Joshua is Yeshua in Hebrew and for anyone who knows Hindi, Marathi or a few more Indian languages we know Yesu is Jesus. Joshua means “God is my salvation” or “God rescues”. The Bible lists Joshua as a warrior who leads the Israelites out of the desert into the promised land. I look to my son and wish that God’s favor rests on him. That he stands true to his name and that he puts his trust in the Lord, just like the scriptural Joshua did. To be like Jesus of course is a challenging task, but don’t we all strive to be like him to attain that heavenly crown – it is a goal that I would wholeheartedly support.

Which brings me to the one who came after him. The surprise of expecting another baby when Joshua was still little was immense. I did look forward this time around to a girl very desperately. That would balance my family so well, right?  When the technician told us we were to look forward to another boy I did feel disappointed but then again it didn’t matter one bit. This time picking a name was easy – we decided to look to scriptures. We narrowed it down to the first letter of Joshua’s name. I know the name jumped at me one day from the gospel. Jesus being baptized in the Jordan. It seemed apt. The river which touched the Lord. The river which throughout scriptures told tales about God’s love and mercy. Yes, that was the name Joshua’s brother would have. My wish for him is to always look to his brother with respect and deep love; that they may live in faith and with their names glorify God.