To me, choosing a name is very important. It's not just about the spelling, the sound of it or how nice and uncommon it is. But rather, it's the meaning of the name that really matters to me.
I know God feels the same way too. Otherwise He wouldn't have put the creativity in Adam to be able to name every creature and plant that He created in the Garden of Eden. Throughout the bible, we also saw how names determine the destiny of people, and how their names often represent who they are and what they will do in life. There's power in names.
See Joey? She's a real active girl, just like a baby kangaroo - joey (haha!). And her favorite everyday-action has got to be hopping and jumping around.
Her Chinese name 关以旋 means music & melody, and we have discovered that she has keen interest in singing and music. She's also especially sensitive to tempo, rhythm and tunes. That was exactly what we had hoped for. :)
And that is why when Isaiah and I named our girls, we always look at their meanings and whether they meant anything significant. It's the parents' prayer to God to move in a specific anointing in their kids' lives. :)
Joey & Jayne. (Doesn't this look cute??!)
hahahahahaha.. I am going overboard with this naming business....
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