Maggie is three weeks and one day old today. She looks just like the each of the boys did and melts our hearts just as quickly. Today she celebrates her first Easter. She was the first one up this morning bright and early ready to welcome in the new day. We have been sitting in the loving room waiting for the sun to rise.
Each one of the boys were named with biblical names and so it would seam logical that Maggie would have received the same. Before Maggie was born I did a lot of reading in the Old and New Testaments trying to come up with a name for her. One evening while sitting in bed reading I read the account again of Mary Magdalene coming to the empty tomb and finding the risen Lord to be gone. A brief moment later she is called by name and realizes that the Savior of the world was risen and He was here with her, to love her, to succor her, to sustain her.
The name Magdalene stayed with me that night and while lying in bed Maggie came to mind. My shortened, sweetened name of a beautiful daughter of God. And so that is what we call this little sis. After having received a name and blessing from her Father in church last week our Maggie was too blessed with great faith in the Savior Jesus Christ.
Happy Easter my little Maggie Lynn. I hope you will always remember the inspiration for your name.
