For those of you that have recently seen me in person, you’ve probably noticed that I am, indeed, expecting a baby. This will be the second baby for my husband and I. We already have a son, Benjamin, and now we look forward to welcoming a baby girl sometime around the beginning of the year next year. A lot of you have asked, “Do you have a name picked out?” Well, as a matter of fact, we do!!
Maisie
On my wedding day, my Aunt Liz gave me two stands of pearls that had belonged to my Great Grandma, Amy Cordelia (classiest name ever). I wore them when I married my husband 11 years ago and I still wear them for special occassions or when I just want to feel pretty. They are not just pretty beads but they are a piece of my past that allow me to feel connected to my family heritage.
A pearl is a symbol of unblemished perfection, purity, honesty, wisdom and integrity. No two precious gems are alike. When a foreign object enters a mollusk shell the small creature goes to work and transforms the foreign object into a beautiful masterpiece. It experiences great pain and suffering to create something so perfect and unique. This process is pretty amazing and something I believe to be another sign of God’s grace. We all experience pain and suffering at some point in our lives. Over time, we find ways to cope and heal and if we seek hard enough, beauty will reveal itself through the storm. Maisie is our little pearl; formed by God’s hand and everlasting love.
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