How lovely!
Jia Lan will be a
Julia in school, both because it's similar to her Chinese name and because
Ellen and
Jim admire St.
Julia of Certaldo--and
Jia Lan liked her story. At home, her siblings have taken to calling her Jiji.
Choosing a name for
Heng Huan was more difficult, because it didn't immediately remind his parents of an English name. Because a sound-alike choice didn't seem like it would work, they told him stories of saints and important Biblical characters to see which he found most appealing. He liked St.
Francis Xavier a great deal and was especially excited when
Jim and
Ellen told him that
Francis Xavier was the patron saint of
China. So
Francis Xavier (he insisted on the full name) he is--Frankie for short.
Wei Wu has entered the family well--he's a friendly cat and gets along well with
Daisy Pop, the family mutt.
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You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
Russ Feingold is a hero.
Censure President Bush.