Maggie Sue

Dear loved ones near and far,

We are so blessed! On Tuesday, April 21st we got to meet our second daughter! She was born at 5:03 in the afternoon. She was 8 pounds 6 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. We were so fortunate to have each one of our parents with us in the waiting room, while our dear friend Karen took care of Dorothy Jean.

Her name is "Margaret Suzanne Courage Cosper" We think we will often refer to her as "Maggie Sue"

Here is the long story behind her name if you want to know the details:

We loved the name Margaret and that it meant pearl. We loved the old fashioned feel of it as it went with Dorothy's name and that we could call her Maggie, which we liked paired with Dorothy as well. Her first middle name came to us around Christmas time when we spent time with our family. We chose Suzanne which for us was the combination of Sue and Ann: This would be a way to honor both her Grandmothers, Sue Ellen (my mom) and Carol Ann (Mike's mom). We also liked that it honored Great-grandmother Ann , and Great-aunt Jane Ann, Great-great-great-grandmother Sarah Ann,

Sue means Lily. Lily was a first name that we both really wanted to use if it wasn't so popular (Mike and Sarah are really popular and repeated so we try to avoid that for our kiddos). Ann(e) means gracious and merciful.

Now we went into the delivery thinking that Margaret Suzanne was going to be her full name. My delivery last time was a crazy one (click here to read about that), but I had experienced God's peace during that time. This time I was struggling with anxiety and Mike was reciting many of the verses in my last post. He also reminded me of the sermon that our friend James preached just two days before on Joshua 1:18

where it says "...Only be strong and courageous!" (Here is a link to that sermon)

and Mike also reminded me of

Deuteronomy 31:6
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

As he told me these truths over and over he suggested that we add that as a part of her name, to remind her and us that the Lord our God goes with us and he will not leave us or forsake us. I loved that.
So... Margaret Suzanne Courage Cosper
The meaning of her name is : Pearl, lily, gracious, merciful and courageous. This is a beautiful picture of what we wanted for our daughter


I wanted our family near and far to know and I thought I should write this down together all in one place!