Like all our girls, Mary Neal's name has great significance. For years Lindsey has been impacted by the simple faith of the young mother Mary in the Bible. Mary showed great obedience as she faithfully received the news from the angel about the coming birth of Jesus. This truth was driven home to us when our pastor preached on Luke 2:19. As the shepherds and the angels came to see the newborn Jesus and told of the sayings they had heard, Mary responded by "treasuring up all these things, pondering them in her heart." We hope that Mary Neal will model this same simple faith as she treasures up the hope of the gospel in her heart.
Neal and Bryan are the maiden names of both of her grandmothers. We hope all of our children remember those who have gone before them, and it is a reminder to us all of the great importance of family. We are honored and blessed to have such loving and supportive families.
One final note on having four girls. Folks love to make jokes about how we are in trouble and I am all alone and how we have to save for so many weddings, etc. These jokes are harmless, yet behind all jokes is some level of truth. As a father I just want to say what an amazing privilege, responsibility, and joy it is to have these four little girls. I could not imagine or want a different family. I get to be the first man to love each of them, the first man to take them on a date, and the man to hopefully walk them down the aisle. It is a special and awesome calling that Lindsey and I have been blessed with, and we look forward with eager anticipation to the journey ahead.
We love you Mary Neal! Love Dad, Mom, Lucy, Ellie, and Anna.
4 comments:
This is beautiful. And so is Mary Neal.
Great parents, sweet girls! Love them all!! Can't wait to squeeze the cheeks in this new precious one. God is so good!
Congrats McCanns! Love this post and the name. So sweet! And, we get similar comments as the parents of (almost!) 3 boys - what a privilege and blessing to be able to have exactly the family God wants for you!
Happy birth day, Mary Neal! God gave you some pretty fab parents! :)
And you tell 'em, Sean! :)
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