We have a name for our Sweet Sparrow!

Names are such an opportunity for moms and dads to speak words of life into their precious children! I suspect that even if they were not aware of it, many  times God has helped guide the thoughts of parents as they named their children. My father helped choose my name when I was born, and Kirstin means “follower of Christ” or “one who is a Christian.” How could he have known then how precious that would be to me as knowing my Lord and Savior, Jesus, is the most important thing in my life? Jason’s parents named him Jason which means “healer” or “to heal.” This is such a perfect description of who he has been in my life and the lives of so many others! How could they have known? We hope that the Lord is  guiding us in choosing a name for our Sweet Sparrow.  We so want to speak life to her and give her a name fitting for who she is, who she can become.  We have chosen to name her…

 Lucy Joy *** Rothfuss

 We plan to keep her Chinese name for her as a middle name, but as we are not at liberty to share it with you yet, I represented it with the (***)!

Lucy means “light,” “graceful light,” or “illumination.”

As we look at the few pictures and videos we have of her, we already see a spark, a light shining in them. Our prayer is that she would someday shine the light of Jesus living inside of her to the world!

The Lord is my light and my salvation…

Psalm 27:1

9 thoughts on “We have a name for our Sweet Sparrow!

  1. Love her beautiful name! Have always thought the name Lucy was precious!!! I don’t know if you remember our story, but we also were led to a name for our sweet girl before we ever had the opportunity to see her sweet face. “Nora” which also meant light . The neat thing for us is that when we finally were “introduced” the name she had been given in country meant “sunshine,light” as well! She has been!!! We agree with you that God can lead in the naming of his little ones.

  2. I agree about the significance of names and their meanings. It’s a precious opportunity to speak a blessing over your child. What a beautiful blessing Lucy Joy *** is!

  3. That is so sweet…and exciting! My nephew just announced that their little girl will be Lucy Anne (after grandma, aunt, and gr-grandma). I love her name and I’m sure the significance of her name will be seen in her life. It makes it seem so real that all this is happening with a name being given to her. Congrats!

  4. I love her name!!! And I love the meaning of it too! I agree with you on the spark in her eyes!! Praying for Lucy Joy *** Rothfuss!! I can’t wait to meet her!! Love you all!

  5. Oh my goodness!!!! We LOVE her name!!! She does have a spark in her eye, and it twinkles, twinkles, twinkles! What a privilege it will be to pray for Lucy Joy Rothfuss ;0) How long do you think it would take to get to Omaha from here? I think this news deserve a hug.
    Love you guys,
    Steph for us all

  6. Kirstin and Jason,

    Thank you for giving her that special name! In the Chinese culture,names are extremely important! It represents the parents’ hope and wishes, also speaks into the life of the child. The name tells others what that person is before they actually meet him or her..

  7. We are so excited to meet our new granddaughter, Lucy Joy *** Rothfuss! We are praying for her and all of our grandchildren each day. Love to all of you always!

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