Tabitha, Desire, Mehetable, Rebel, Charity, Hester,
Eunice, Sary, Lovice, Submit, Thankful, Content, Azubah, Abiah, Lament, these
are all names of females I found from a list of headstones at the McDonough
Cemetery in Connecticut. Some of the male names are Hiram, Hezekiah,
Noadiah, Jabez, Giles, Ebenezer, Recompence, Janna, Chabod, Jehoshaphat,
Justus, Comfort and Ozias. The underlined names are family names that were
passed down for several generations. (Probably a good thing we did not know
this when my brother and I were naming our babies.) The press has a meltdown
when celebrities claim to name their children Moonunit, Blanket, Bean, River or
North or Jax and Rain. Seriously?? Naming a daughter Submit or even Desire?
Sound like stripper names. Starring tonight on center stage Submit Slavofmine
fresh from Las Vegas!! What were they thinking? Of course it was the 1700s and
strippers were not common. They were not Quakers nor are they Catholic so they
are not Saint’s names. They are Biblical names and words that are traits and
characteristics that good Christians should strive for. It does make it a bit easier to locate them in
the sands of history because looking for William Jones is not as easy as chasing
down Jabez Jones.
Mason Children painted about 1670 David Joanna and Abigail
I am truly shocked at the number of
people who take down their Christmas tree so close on the heels of Christmas.
Some that very day most the day after. Do they NOT realize that the first day
of Christmas is truly December 26? That January 6 is the 12th day,
also known as Epiphany or King’s Day? The day set aside to celebrate the visit
of the Magi or the entourage of the Kings. How beautiful the house looks still
for New Year’s parties. We never took our tree down until after January 6 or Twelfth
Night. Mother would say it was bad luck for the New Year.
I feel like Merry and Pippin from
The Lord of the Rings and their concerns about when they will eat. Do other
people not get visits from Father Time and the New Year’s Baby? I do.
Do they
not put out apple slices for the camels, donkeys and horses, fruited cakes for
the Kings’ and their entourage as they pass by on their journey? I do.
Defendente Ferrari [Italian, active about 1500 - 1535], Adoration of the Magi, Italian, about 1520,
Just as
I do for Santa, his elf helper and the reindeer. They all leave gifts for us in
return. On January 7 the day after King’s Day we have a King’s Cake for
breakfast. I feel troubled that most are missing out on the true Christmas
celebrations. They live in a frenzy until Christmas day and then in an explosion
of torn paper, ribbons and food it is over and all they want to do is get rid
of the evidence. How do they ever enjoy it? Do they not practice the daily gift
exchange that takes place during the 12 days of Christmas?
This year I am gifting a group of
Romance Writers and Readers I have become fond of on line with photos of gifts I
would love to give each one. They are liking it but I know they do not enjoy it
as much as I enjoy gifting them. One day it was a sleigh ride with a horse,
another a Red Velvet cake. It is fun for me and a way to be thankful for them
and to let them know I am thinking about them.
Every morning I awake and wish for
each of you a gift. Today it is the gift of gratitude to your parental units
for not naming you Recompense or Submit.
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