Penelope

You have 9 months to prepare. To set up, to paint, to consider how your life will be different. And you will never be fully ready.

Penelope True Cannon arrived on the 6th at 5:58am weighing 7 lbs 8 oz. She is beautiful.

We try and quantify how God blesses us by speaking in worldly terms. We talk about jobs, money, food, etc.

Penelope reminds me that God blesses us with life. With every breath.

She reminds me to trust in Him.

She reminds me that I am not in control, and that is a good thing.

She reminds me of how the Father loves us, loves me.

We didn't know this right away when we first started to like the name Penelope, but Penelope means Faithful. We actually thought that we were going to name her True, as Ness felt that God had really put a verse on her heart:

Revelation 19:11 (New International Version)
11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.

God is good. He is faithful and true.