At our baby shower in October one of my lovely hostesses asked me what my hopes were for our baby girl. Up till that point I hadn't been intentional in thinking about that topic. My thoughts were more pragmatic like: I hope that our baby girl is healthy.. I hope she doesn't die.. I hope our baby girl is really a girl since I bought all girl clothes... etc. Once I began to reflect on this question more deeply I realized that we had considered our hopes for baby girl in the selection of her name. So this is the story of the people and the meaning behind Lena Joyce's name and what we hope for our new little baby girl.
Lena
This is Lena Chessie Dykstra Shackleton (1891-1955). She is Dan's paternal grandmother who was born in Iowa in 1891 to Dutch immigrants. She was mother to four boys who all grew up to serve the Lord and live lives committed to Christ.
Joyce
This is Joyce Crabtree Hurst (1918-1996). She is my maternal grandmother who lived most of her adult life in San Francisco where I visited her a couple times every year.
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