Baby Names

That title got your attention, didn't it? No, we are not looking for any new baby names and we will not be looking for baby names ever again, right Mark? Today I have been thinking about the names we gave our three kids because of the sermon we heard at church yesterday. Bro. Mark was preaching from Luke about the calling of Levi. I loved this because we have a Levi at our house! When we were naming our kids we always wanted Bible names and we always prayed about which specific name to give them because there are so many great Bible names it's hard to choose. In his sermon, he talked about how when Jesus told Levi to follow him Levi jumped up, dropped everything and ran to him. That's our Levi--he's always ready to drop what he's doing and head off for the next adventure! He doesn't care what he's leaving behind! In the Bible it says then Levi threw a party for Jesus and invited all kinds of different people. And if you know our Levi he's always surrounded by friends from all walks of life and is always ready for the next party! It's amazing how we are already seeing the traits of these Bible characters displayed in our own kids. Our Caleb loves to be a spy and figure things out and is very bold in his words to others. He's also a leader at church, home and school. And little Lydia loves Jesus and the color purple like Lydia in Acts who sold purple cloth! We are praying she'll learn her hospitality traits, too! We can't wait to see how God continues to develop these traits in our kids as they grow over the next few years. I have been reminded today what an honor Mark and I were given to be able to name our children from His word. I pray we never take that for granted.