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The Original Jubilee...

One of the first questions people ask us when we tell them Jubilee's name is "Where did you come up with that?" As much as I would love to take credit for it, I did not come up with the name Jubilee on my own. Jubilee was my roommate at Christ for the Nations. The first day she moved into our room, I asked her what her name meant and she told me "Joy and Celebration and the year of the Lord's complete favor and provision." As soon as she told me that, I knew I wanted that to be the name of my first daughter. I mean, you can't go wrong with any of that!

On top of the cool meaning, Jubilee the roommate is probably one of the coolest people I've ever known, because of her love of the Lord and her unique ability to bring life and energy into any room or situation. She was a dear friend to me in the very chaotic season of transition right before I got married, graduated and decided to move to Keller for good. So, while she's not the primary reason for naming our daughter Jubilee, we definitely wouldn't be sad if our daughter turned out a little bit like her.