I’ve been pondering on our future sons’ names quite often since we found out baby #3[name_f][/name_f] is another boy 
[name_f][/name_f] Here’s our current top 3 firsts (we’re uncertain on middles, but if I had to choose right now this is what we’d go with).
S o l o m o n[name_f][/name_f] • N i g h t i n g a l e
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[name_f][/name_f]Solomon’s meaning of peace tied with the joyful sound of a nightingale’s song suits my son perfectly. I prayed for peace & joy throughout this entire pregnancy & the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] provided abundantly. [name_m]Not[/name_m] only was my birth & postpartum period filled with peace & joy, but these virtues have also been my son’s most strong characteristics since birth. His middle is also an honor for me. There are more meaningful connections to his name but I’ll stop here 
[name_m]Earnest[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]
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[name_f][/name_f]This name holds such a special place in my heart. It was my great-grandfather’s middle & it makes me think of his dedicated, kind, capable, & tender heart. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband reminds me so much of my Pap, which endears this name to me even more. [name_f]My[/name_f] mental picture of [name_m]Earnest[/name_m] is a screened in porch with windchimes & a garden enclosed by a wooden picket fence (basically, my great-grandparents house lol).
[name_f][/name_f]1 [name_m]Peter[/name_m] 4:8 “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly[name_f][/name_f], since love covers a multitude of sins.”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Psalm[/name_m] 63:1 “God, you are my God; earnestly[name_f][/name_f] I seek you…”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] [name_f]Shiloh[/name_f]
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[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Gift[/name_f] of [name_m]God[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] – I can’t think of a more accurate description of what it means to us to grow our family. [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] feels so cowboy to me. I love his vibrant, sunny sound. [name_f]My[/name_f] mental picture of [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] is vast farm country, worn flannels, the sent of soil in the air, & horses running wild.
[name_f][/name_f]Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of [name_m]God[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] is eternal life in [name_m]Christ[/name_m] [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] our Lord.”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m]
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[name_f][/name_f]I love Shepherd’s spiritual + nature ties. All of the biblical references to shepherds & our Good [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] instill feelings of peace, hope, & comfort in my heart when I think of this name. He feels rugged, enduring, & gentle. [name_f]My[/name_f] mental picture of [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] is strong, sturdy hands, quilts & woolen blankets that smell like fresh air, & grassy fields peppered with livestock.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Psalm[/name_m] 23:1-3 “The [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is my [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m][name_f][/name_f], I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me besides still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me on paths of righteousness for his namesake.”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]John[/name_m] 10:11 "I am the good shepherd[name_f][/name_f]. [name_m]The[/name_m] good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
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