All in the Family

There is an interesting custom in my husband's family dealing with naming children. Many times family names have been uses as middle names when a new baby comes along. My husband has the unusual middle name French, one brother's middle name was Rowan,another Randler, another Talmage. My mother in law's middle name was Ross. And so it goes... Steve was one of eight children. Gwenn and Nick will catch up with them but not just yet. Today is a big day in our family. Gwenn and Nick announce the first child who will become part of their existing family in Haiti. On Monday, thirteen year old Fritzie will come home to live with Gwenn, Nick, Nia, Nico and Josiah. She will be part of the family. So it just seems right that she would carry on in the family tradition. God is cool like that. Steve's great grandmother was always called Nana Fritz. The new child in the family is named Fritzie. This to me is very cool and even now I have a few tears thinking about God's provision for us. He choose to put us in a family and give us a name. He choose to put Fritzie in this family and to give her a name.
(In first photo: Fritzie on right, in second photo Nana Fritz on right!)
Be sure to read Nia's blog introducing Fritzie to all of us!
http://sayfromaj.blogspot.com/