the mind of a child // P O E T R Y

 

I have a question, just one or two

Can you answer them for me?

I promise they aren't long or hard

There are just a few, you'll see

The sun disappeared today

Where did it go?

Does it sleep beneath the clouds?

Until the rooster crow?

Where do the stars hide

When the sky is bright and blue?

If you know would you share

What is right and real and true?

Where does tomorrow go 

When it is over and done?

Does it run and hide somewhere

For it never seems to come

Can I hold sunshine in my hand?

I wonder, do you know?
What makes the apple red
and why does the turtle walk slow?

Will I be strong and wise

when it is my turn to grow 

Must I truly sit here and wait 

until it begins to show?

Perhaps if I close my eyes
the time will go by, you see
I'll think real hard of being tall
and count up to three
- Felicity Estola

there's a friend that I know // P O E T R Y

there's a friend that I know

He's never far away 

He always holds my hand 

when my life begins to sway

there's a friend that I know

He lives right here inside

when I'm lost in my fright

He's where I run to hide

this friend never speaks out loud

but I've heard His voice you see

It blows in the wind across 

the ever standing tree 

I have never felt His arms 

grasp me to His side

But His love has kept me warm

through the soft sunshine 

there's a friend that I know

He loves me despite

all the times I have left Him 

and all the times I didn't do right 

His kisses feel like tear drops

as they heal my hurt inside

and no matter how hard life is

I'm glad He's on this ride

- Felicity Estola

Baby Name Challenge // T A G

If you know me, you know I love baby names. I always have I guess! In my twenty-two years I have written countless "baby name lists" of names I dreamed/dream of using someday. In fact, I still have the very first "list" I ever wrote in my stash of childhood doodles. I remember sitting at my Grandma's kitchen table with my Auntie Molly and Auntie Wendy as they helped me spell out and write the letters.

Oh the mind of a child.

I seen this tag online (in video form) and thought it would be kinda fun to try out! So, here we go.

R U L E S 

Answer the questions 

Tag three friends to do the same 

1. What are your favorite boy & girl name from the top 100 of the year?

Boy - Gabriel
Gabriel is #33 in the top 100 boy names this year. This name is actually one of my personal favorites for a boy.

Girl - Amelia
Amelia is #10 in the top 100 girl names this year. I have always loved this name and find it so elegant and pretty. If I would actually use this myself, I don't know. But, I love it just the same.

2. What are your least favorite boys and girls name from the top 100 of the year?

Boy - Sebastian
Apparently, Sebastian is #17 in the top 100 boy names. Why? To me it sounds like a little red crab singing "Under the Sea".

Girl - Paisley
Paisley is #39 in the top 100. Not that I think this name isn't nice, it just isn't my style. I prefer more soft and old fashioned, while this has more of a modern feel to it.

3. If you had twins, what would you name them?

Boy & Boy - Gideon and Gabriel
That was easy.

Girl & Girl - Luana and Lucie
This was a little tough. Honestly not sure what I would name twin girls if I ever had them! But, I think it's cute when twins have names beginning with the same letter and I love these two.

Boy & Girl -  Lavinia and David
I couldn't not think of this for the longest time! So I googled it. *hides face* 
These two names came up as male and female versions of the same name. These are also two names I once had on "my baby name list" so figured, why not! 

4. If you could change your name to anything, what would you change it to?

Personally, I love my name. But if I had to change it perhaps I would do something like Katherine.

5. If you had four children, any gender, all with the same letter, what would their names be?

For this question I decided to do two of each. I picked a random letter and found names I liked with it. 

Boy -William

Boy -Wayne

Girl -Willow

Girl - Winter

6. What is your favorite animal inspired name?

I probably would never use these names, but the questions just asked what animal name you liked!

Boy - Hawk

Girl - Fawn

7. What is your favorite color inspired name?

Boy - Blue
I could never name my baby boy, Blue, but I think it's still very cute and unique!

Girl - Lavender

8. What are your top three favorite boys names? 

1. Gideon

2. Gabriel

3. Davy

9. What are your top three favorite girls names?

1. Kate

2. June

3. Colette / Lizette

10. What is your favorite month inspired name?

Boy -

Girl -  June

11. Choose a name from a movie.

Boy - Davy
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier

Girl -Hettie
Road to Avonlea - TV series

12. Choose a name that is already in your family. 

Boy - Jubal
First cousin.

Girl - Elizabeth
great-great-great-great Grandmother - Nancy Elizabeth
great - Grandmother - Clara Elizabeth
Grandmother - Nancy Elizabeth  
As well as my sister, aunts, and cousins! It's a well used name in my family, but one I find beautiful. 

 13. Choose a name from a book.

Boy - Tell
Sackett by Louis L'Amour

Girl - Marilla / Rilla
Anne of Green Gables & Rilla of Ingelside by L.M. Montgomery

And there you have it! My baby name challenge.

Find any names you like? Dislike? Any surprise you?

I tag:

D A M I N I K A @ Walking in the Sonshine

L A K A Y S H A @  Calico and Lace

E M I L Y @  Living Through Jesus

L I B E R T Y @ The Elegant Cowgirl