We serve an Awesome God who thought it was very important to name his creations. In Genesis 2:19, God brought all living creatures before Adam and whatever he called them, that was their name. We are blessed as parents to name our children. Thank you to our sweet birth mother for allowing us to name our daughter.
So, how did we come up with Annie Faith? Annie is special to us because Joel's sweet grandmother was called Annie (she preferred that over granny) by all of her grand- and great-grandchildren. On October 22, 2011 she was called home by our heavenly father. We thought this would be a great way to honor her memory. Lastly, Hannah is one of my favorite mother's in the bible. Annie is derived from Hannah and means grace, favor.
Why Faith? According to Hebrews 11:1, "faith is the evidence of things we hope for, the assurance of things unseen." Anyone that has been involved in this journey knows that "faith" has been the central theme the whole time. From deciding to adopt, to foster/international/domestic, to which agency, to race/gender/special needs, it has all been a step of faith and has grown our relationship with each other and with Christ. It was even a major component of what we named this blog (see post #1). A lot has occurred in our life and our faith is what has kept us strong.
Me and Annie
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I love it. We're big on what names mean and family names, too. I can't wait to see pictures of her!
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