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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

A Name for Our Son

Wow. So much to blog about since last time I was able to write! Where do I start? First of all, I wanted to make the announcement of what we are naming our sweet baby boy. We searched "African baby boy names" and came up with a few that we really liked, including Selah and Jamison. We wrote them down, but weren't able to settle on one immediately. One morning a few weeks ago I was doing my devotions and was reading in Acts about Paul and his journeys. I read through a certain chapter and froze...I had found our sons name. I knew I had to consult with Shane about it, but in my heart I knew that this is what we would be calling him. So, without further ado, our sons name is Silas. In the New Testament, Silas was a member of the early church, and accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey. Tonight I looked up the meaning of the name Silas and almost cried. It is derived from the Aramaic word shila, which means asked for.
As most of you know, Shane and I were on a missions trip to Jamaica last week with 8 of our teens. We had the amazing privilege of helping out at the Robin's Nest Children's Home, an orphanage in the mountains of Jamaica. It was so special for Shane and I. Shortly after we arrived, I looked over at Shane and noticed that he was crying. "Our son is going to be coming from a place like this, Summer." We spent the whole day loving on the kids, and dreaming of the day that we get to go pick up Silas in Ethiopia. At one point in the day, I was folding kids clothes and heard Shane in the next room doing the "this little piggy" nursery rhyme with a child. I started to giggle because he was messing it all up. "This little piggy went to the market, this little piggy went to the store, this little piggy played football, and this little piggy was made into bacon. This other little piggy was made into ham." HAHAHAHA! That's my Shaney - not trying to be funny, but yet so innocently being funny. He couldn't remember the words, so he just made it all up. And how gruesome that the piggy was made into food! The little boy obviously did not know the difference, because when I peeked around the corner, he was sitting in Shane's lap with the biggest smile on his face. It melted my heart. It won't matter if we don't know the right words to all the popular nursery rhymes or have the best toys - what will matter is precious time spent with our son and seeing his beautiful smile.
We have started to tackle the paperwork this week! We feel we are making some progress. Each time we sit down to work on things, we remind each other that this is the necessary evil in order to get to the joyous part! The faster we get our homestudy and dossier done, the sooner we meet Silas. Please continue to keep us in your prayers!

4 comments:

  1. I am so excited for you guys. I feel so blessed that you are sharing your story. I have been praying for you both as you make this journey. I will now add Silas. You both are such special people and I am so thankful for each of you.

    Stacy

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  2. .....Asked for...how precious. I truly have been asking for him for months now. I have only referred to him as mustard seed until this past week. I love you both and am so glad I was able to witness your day at the orphanage.

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  3. WOW you guys! How incredibly beautiful! I just got caught up on your blog and will also be continuing to pray for you both and now Silas too. Precious name~ isn't it so amazing when God speaks so clearly as he lays something on your heart in His Word? Something as specific as a name for your future baby. Incredible. I was told 3 years before Jake was born he was to be called Warrior. His middle name is Alexander aka "warrior". =)Love, Kim xoxo

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  4. I just found your blog. I LOVE the name Silas. My husband and I were on the Ethiopian adoption process when God paused it for a few years with a domestic adoption. Silas is one of three boy names we were strongly considering if we got a boy from Ethiopia. Excited to follow your journey and watch God work!

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