It didn't take us long to give our sweet baby boy a name. (With our first, we wanted to be surprised, and were truly surprised when she came out a girl! Wow!) But, with this baby, we were going to have to make the most of the time we had, and he definitely needed a name, asap. We were soooo thankful to know he was a boy.
We had a special name picked out already, and tested it out to see if it still fit-- Joseph Matthew. This baby is due near Christmas (which Joseph seemed very fitting), and we believe that he will soon be caring for our family from heaven (again fitting for Joseph), and since he's going to be our firstborn son (Matthew, his dad's name, seemed fitting too!)
When we looked up the meanings, we were even more convinced...
Joseph- means "God will increase"
Matthew- means "Gift from God"
How perfect. We really feel that, somehow, God will be glorified through this baby's little life. We also feel that, no matter what, this little baby is a gift to us! We hope that the little faith we have will be strengthened, and also that graces will be even more abundant because our baby existed, and was loved to the end. One little life was created out of nothing, and who is going to exist now for all of eternity.
Thank you, Jesus, for sending little Joseph Matthew into our lives, and please give us the grace to love him as best as possible. Mother Mary, please intercede on our behalf and make up for what is lacking in our ability to love little Joseph Matthew perfectly.
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