What if you long for something, but you have a spiritual conviction not to pursue that something... but you see other Christians pursuing it and validating their reasons.... and you feel your reasons look foolish to them, and you feel foolish for standing in what you believe to be true... yet you know you still cannot pursue it, because you have no doubt it is wrong? How does anyone make a stand anymore in this world? There are compromises right and left and people rushing to validate their reasons, and ready to shout "don't you dare judge me!" When I'm not judging, just stating my own stand. If they feel hurt... "socked in the stomach"... isn't it perhaps because the Spirit is convicting them? If there is no truth to my stance, why should it phase them? We are usually hurt most by the truth, when we are not standing in it, but our spirit knows we should be. If someone says "your daughter is a brat" and you know she is not, it doesn'
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I love all the boy names. The girl names I like all but Phoebe- because of the ditzy girl on the tv show Friends years ago.
my sincere congratulations for a wonderful confinement :) if you need any assistance in delivery, i'm your girl!
your name choices are wonderful - i have a daughter named Molly so you know how i voted there, but loved Chloe and Claire. very lovely.
i am sure whichever you choose, they will be blessed by God. (did not see Benjamin on there, which is another name of a child o' mine, as well as James, which is currently in the lead, by the way...)
My bro and SIL who are expecting in July are naming their baby girl Molly. You and I sure like lots of the same names ... those classic/traditional and Biblical names. Such great taste you have! ;)
I didn't really care for Catherine because it is overused. I think Molly is cute, but I already have an Elly (Eliana), so I couldn't use both too easily. I voted Molly anyway, because I liked it the best of the list.
I wish I had seen your last list. I have 3 girls and am expecting #4 this fall (Nov 1).