Stefanick

What’s in a Name?

HE’S HERE!

It was an unexpected and welcome change to have our son two weeks early as opposed to the usual two weeks “late” (like Phoebe and Selah).  It was remarkable that even though he decided to make an early entrance on March 10th, 2010, he still weighed in at 8lbs 4oz…granted he weighed less than our others, but still not too shabby.  We joke that if I had carried him full term he would have ended up like his Dad weighing around 10.5lbs.  Needless to say, I am glad God sent me into labor when he did.  The fact that contractions started just a couple hours after recording BGVs on Christen Cole’s demo, just adds to the story 🙂

I know many of you have been patiently (some not-so-patiently :)) waiting to hear his name.  It was really difficult this time, especially since he came early, to narrow down our choices.  So, we left the hospital with him as “Baby Boy Stefanick” .  Just in case you were wondering, legally, you have up to a year to name your child.  Not that you would necessarily want to wait that long…but sometimes you just need to get to know the kid before you stamp a title on him.

All through the Bible there are instances where God renames people to suit the purpose for which he is calling them.  So it seems that the meaning of a name is pretty important to God. We’ve taken that same stance and decided to name our kids with that in mind.  Phoebe (a family name that goes back 7 generations), means brilliant or bright, and that is just what she is.  Selah, means to pause and reflect, another variation, “Sela” means “rock” – and that is how she came in to the world, looking around as if she had been expecting the delivery, solid and unshaken.  And so now we have a son.  In the womb and even in entering the world his gentle strength was evident.  Our son, Levi Boaz Stefanick, is one who “brings harmony” and is “swift and strong” – a picture of the redemptive love of Christ.  We have been given such precious gifts in our children, we pray that we are able to walk our faith out with them and lead them in the ways of God.

Thanks so much for reading the whole blog…you couldn’t expect me to give away the name in the subject line could you?  Really, come on….you guys have been waiting for so long…we had to milk it for all it was worth. 🙂