What's in a name?

A lot actually. We've thought long and hard on this one to make sure we'd be packing a pretty good punch with the name we chose for our son, so we're very pleased to announce that Peanut is now officially...

Caleb Steven Fisher

Caleb comes from two Hebrew words meaning "of the heart" or "faithful." God has indeed shown His faithfulness to us in this pregnancy in healing my uterus and allowing this baby's development to continue unhindered, and we'll be reminded of His grace every time we speak our son's name. It was Caleb who, when Moses sent out his twelve spies to survey the promised land, returned and reminded the people that though it seemed a daunting task, God had promised them the land and they could indeed occupy it and overcome the "giants" that lived there, because God was with them. It was Caleb (along with his faithful friend Joshua) who was promised entry into the promised land when the rest of their faithless generation turned in fear and refused to occupy the land God had given them. Our prayer for our Caleb is that his life will be shaped by such a bold faith and that He will walk confidently in the Lord.

Steven is a tribute to Justin's dad whose own faithfulness and leadership of his family will echo down through generations to come. God has used Justin's dad mightily in the life of his own three sons, teaching and training and guiding them as they've grown in a knowledge and understanding of the Lord, and we will look forward to telling our son about the Godly heritage his grandfather has given the Fisher family (and probably share some of Steve's jokes while we're at it).

Yep...these are big shoes we're giving our little one to fill. Can't wait to meet our precious little Caleb!