Names
When our grandchildren and I were out in the snow the other day, our granddaughter wrote her name in the snow. Naturally, I walked over to take a picture. Then she told me, “I wrote yours over there.”
My heart was happy when I found Little written by her gloved hand, even though only the “Litt” was still there.
It was a day she was thinking about my name. Earlier in the day, she and her brother were playing school. I was invited to join, but had some proofreading that had to be done. My solution was to proofread in one of the chairs in their “classroom.” It worked out great. At one point, she called on me, saying “Charlene” with the cutest expression that said, “I’m doing something special, calling my Little by her first name.”
We know that we should be careful about how we speak the name of God. We ought to be careful, too, how we speak the name of the precious ones in our families. Hearing our names spoken lovingly is comfort to our hearts. Hearing them spoken harshly makes pain in that same place.
God is kind to give us His most precious blessing through just one name.
Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed
in the presence of the disciples,
which are not written in this book;
but these have been written
so that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God;
and that believing you may have life in His name.
John 20:19-20
Do you live in Southern California? Ray and I haven’t been in California since 2013, when we took a walk on the beach in our matching blue water shoes.
CHEA and Notgrass History have teamed up for three events in early February. I hope you will join Ray and me as we speak about:
Homeschooling a Future President
February 5 at 10:00 a.m. in Corona
February 5 at 2:30 p.m. in Pomona
February 6 at 10 a.m. in San Diego
Click on VIDEO INVITATION for details and a short video invitation.