Tom and I have always thought that we would have a really hard time agreeing on names for our children. We were pleasantly surprised then when Laura's name was chosen without much difficultly. After we found out we were having a girl, we went to a cafe in Lausanne to celebrate and talk about names. We threw out names we liked and the other either vetoed or it went on our list. We came up with about 20 names to which neither of us were opposed. Both of us have always liked the idea of naming our kids after family members. Both of our fathers are named Lawrence (though my dad goes by Larry and Tom's by Ed) and at the cafe Tom said, "we could name her Laura in honor of our dads." From then on, we never really considered another name. We went through baby books, but nothing else took our fancy. We both really liked Laura, but more so, we liked the sentiment behind it. What better way to name her than after both of her grandfathers? They are both men we love and respect, but most of all, they love God and seek to serve Him above all. We hope and pray that Laura will emulate the faith in and devotion to God that her namesakes display.
Here Laura is with both of her grand-daddies. May she grow up to love them as much as we do!
