It was 10 years ago that I became a mother to my first son. He was named Joseph after Joseph Chester H., my husband's grandfather whom he never knew. His middle name Nathanael comes from the Bible in John 1.
45Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about
in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph."
46"Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael
asked.
"Come and see," said Philip.
47When Jesus saw Nathanael
approaching, he said of him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing
false."
48"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked.
Jesus answered, "I
saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you."
49Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the
King of Israel."
We have always prayed that Joseph would have a sense of humor like Nathanael. We pray that he would be a man in whom there is nothing false. And finally we pray he will know Jesus is the Son of God.
Joseph is a special kid. He has a great capacity to love and is just so cheerful. I enjoy that he will give me a hug and a kiss for no reason. He is so sweet to tell me thank you when I cook something he likes or help him with his schoolwork. He is a great older brother, helping and playing with the littler kids. Other younger boys at church or other meetings/classes look up to him and are excited to see him. He has always had to work harder at things until he gets them, but he never gives up.
He is such a blessing to our family. I can't wait to see what the next 10, 20, 30 years hold for this boy.
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