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I don't know why, but lately, I've been contemplating the names that people are given.  It's probably becuase I often hear names that don't seem well thought out. When I was pregnant with my first child, I remember feeling like I had been tasked with the monumental responsibility of just naming her, and it actually increased with each child.  Names trend, and I did what a lot of moms have done in the past, by purchasing a baby name book.  I'm sure that is no longer a popular practice, but that book stayed with me during all of my pregnancies.  I love it because I could look up a name, and it would tell me where it was derived from and what it meant.  Over the years, I've looked at every name in that book at least twice.  If I liked a name, but didn't like what it meant, it didn't make my list.   Naming a child is so important, and though I know most people put a lot of thought into it, I always wonder, and often ask people the origin of their name...

 It's been just over a week since Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and since then, there has been a lot of finger-pointing and conspiracy theories.  When things like this happen, I think we may need to accept that we won't find out the full truth, but understand that whoever, or whatever, is behind it is evil.  My first reaction was shock and sadness, as I have followed Charlie Kirk for a while and was interested in seeing how far he would go.  I honestly felt a sense of relief that he was out there fighting for freedom and truth.  Once it was confirmed that he had died, my reaction turned to anger.   Anger can be sinful depending on how we react to it, but in this case, since I've now had some time to reflect on it, I believe anger was an appropriate response.  I never met him and likely never would have, but I have grieved over his loss.  It is a loss for us all.  Anger is a part of grief, and therefore, I'm not unfamiliar with it as par...