The Name Game

Emily Margaret
Such a beautiful name, or at least we think so.
We've received lots of questions about our name choice.
Being the talkers that we are,
we love explaining how we chose our daughters name.
You see when Andy and I married
we chose a boy name and a girl name.
We obviously used our boy name,
so all these years our girl name just lingered in my dreams.
Then when God placed it on our hearts to adopt
we laughed and said it was good that we
had a name picked out,
because really that was the only way
we were qualified for this adventure.
But hey, as long as a girl's got a name
and a family to love her,
what more does she really need?!

Emily to me is just the sweetest girl name.
I always pictured an adorable dark headed
piggy tail girl in a yellow sun dress.
Note to self: sister needs a yellow sun dress!
Margaret is Andy's mom's name.
Years ago when we talked through family
names searching for a middle name,
Margaret was the perfect fit.
Now when I think of an Emily Margaret
I think of a little Catholic school girl. :)

So, Emily Margaret Hinson it would be.
When we told the boys about our adoption
Joseph was very familiar with the name.
James well, not so much.
He said "That's the worst name I've ever heard!"
I immediately told Andy,
We can't give her the worst name ever,
Maybe we should come up with something else?!
His answer,
NO way...
if we adopt a baby girl then her name
is going to be Emily Margaret.
OK, Emily Margaret it is.
And he likes it as a double name
so we'll call her Emily Margaret.

Whew, what a story. :)
Until last week that was the
extent of the name game...
that's when my baby sister asked me
the meaning of her names.
Umh, idk!?!

Without further ado here it is:
Emily is from Latin origin and means rival; laborious; eager.
Margaret from Greek origin and means pearl.


Not only do we feel like Emily Margaret
has been part of our family forever,
because her name has.
But now that I know the meaning
I think it fits even more.
Bringing her home is laborious
and we sure are eager to meet her,
our sweet little pearl.


Isn't God so cool??
Our story,
combined with the meaning of her name
is just another confirmation that Emily Margaret
is meant to be.
She's been our sweet pearl all along!


Thanks for playing the name game with us.
God's blessings on your weekend, Sarah :)

For The Record

For the record,
the Hinsons are adopting.
Her name will be Emily Margaret,
and yes we will call her Emily Margaret.


She is coming from China.
Wanna know how we're being matched?
The Medical Special Needs List.
Yes, that's right Emily Margaret will have a medical need.
They'll be following her at the International Adoption Clinic in Birmingham.
But for the record,
both of her parents are medically trained professionals.


For the record,
we will be incurring a considerable amount of financial debt.
We hope to continue to receive love offerings,
but we'll be following through with this adoption even without them.


For the record,
in the fall we'll have a high schooler and an elementary schooler.
We realize that we'll be old when Emily Margaret graduates college,
heck we'll be old when she graduates the 6th grade.
With or without her, we're going to get old.


For the record,
God has armed us with some great support.
We'd love it if everyone we know and love 
fell into that support system.
But for the record,
and regardless of the popular vote,
we're in this because this is where we've been called. 
The God of our lives and King of our hearts
has put His plan into motion.
He has made His calling clear to us,
yes, each and every member of the Hinson clan.
And for the record I will add 
that the God that calls you to it,
will walk (and sometimes even carry) you through it.


For the record,
this is not my usual posting style.
I've written this post twice,
I deleted the first copy in hopes that this really didn't need to be said.
But for the record,
it did. 


Thank you to everyone who has 
showered us with love and support 
You have been an absolute blessing.
We cannot wait to bring home 
our sweet angel and share her smile with you!
God's blessings on your afternoon, Sarah :)