Noah Samuel Kelly

After much debate and thought, the name has been decided....Noah Samuel Kelly. Micah and Noah were our two favorite boy names from the start. We had debated about naming him that when we met a family at our resent church that have two sons and their names are Micah and Noah. We felt a little weird doing so, but realized that we could not base the name of our child on that.

We both like Noah and its meaning. It comes from the Hebrew and means, peaceful and comforter. Lets just hope that he has a peaceful personality. :) What I think is most outstanding about the name is that all the world's nations are descendants of Noah's three sons.

His middle name is Samuel, after my father. A great husband, father and "paw paw" he is indeed and one's footsteps that we would be proud if Noah followed. Just to slip in a little praise report about him. Both of his kidneys went out on him back in 1990. He received a kidney transplant that year, which they said would probably last 10 years. Well, he has had it 17 and the record is 19! We are praying that he meet and surpass that record.

And then Kelly....like Micah, he will carry on the Kelly name. One that he can carry with honor. He has a wonderful grandfather and father to model after.

We are very blessed. Our sons have great men in their life that they can model after. Both Charlie and I have great Christian parents that have never been divorced and it is evident that they genuinely love each other. I hope that our boys can see that same love in our marriage and personal walk with Christ as well.

What a awesome responsibility the Lord has placed in our hand with these two boys. I do not feel worthy of such a blessing and privilege. Lord, help and guide us as we raise them to be men that will follow your steps all the days of their lives.