Naming Isabella~behind her chosen name!

So, I asked you all what middle name we should give Isabella. The votes came in as a time between Faith and Joy!

Here's the reasoning behind it all!

I originally wanted to name her Elizabeth, but Ryan said no. That is his Ex-wife's and Jadyn's middle name. Jadyn is his daughter. So my favorite name after that was Isabella! They both mean God is my vow! I have always loved the name Elizabeth and then there was a time a while back where I knew an Elizabeth. She was my best friend for several years. She has always been a solid rock and strength or courage in the Lord! We always laughed together and there was never a time we ever were mad with each other! She was my other half and my sister in a sense! We even thought alike! We'd talk until the wee hours of the morning and we shared absolutely everything with each other, the good the bad and all our secrets! We were always there to give each other advice!


We unfortunately lost contact, when her brother and I stopped talking. He too was my best friend. It was weird in a sense, because I was friends with both and yet I never crossed those lines and told the other what the other had told me! There became a time as many of you know that I did fall for him. He was the first man I really had feelings for and loved. He was everything to me. Though I didn't tell him until one day, when I saw him a few years back! Even after I told him, we remain good friends. Until one day, when it all just ended. I am still not sure why to this very day! It was heart-breaking and I truly thought I'd never get over him. It took two years to let the love fade. The reason it hurt me was that we had been friends for over 6 years at that point. It's not like just falling in love and losing him. We knew each other and everything about each other. Despite everything, despite each others short comings we still accepted each other as they were. So, it was hard. And when I lost his friendship, I also lost Elizabeth's. Unfortunately, when you are friends with siblings and something happens you lose both of their friendship.

So given all this, I still had told Elizabeth I'd name my next daughter after her. And I do absolutely love the name Isabella!

But I will name her Joy~Leilani after Elizabeth! I have decided that in my heart. Because despite everything, she is still the one woman that has always been strong in her faith and I'd love for my daughter to grow up to be just like her. She is the one woman everyone can look at and say she truly is a woman of God. Her steps have always been in line with Christ's! She has wisdom that not many have, even in their later years. She is a woman after His heart!

So, that is the reason behind Isabella's name! She will be a blessing and a woman of God, despite who gave her to me, and despite her father's lack of faith.