what's in a name

i remember as a kid, always looking for my name whenever i came across a display of personalized knick-knacks. do you know the ones that i mean? miniature license plates, christmas ornaments, pencils etc. usually it was very rare to find my name on anything. my dad even once had a sweatshirt with my name silk-screened across the front, "leahleahleah" is what it read. i guess looking back now, it was a bit odd to wear a piece of clothing with your name on it, but i didn't care i thought it was cool. thanks dad.

then i remember finding out that my name was in the Bible and i was thrilled! imagine, my name could be found in a very important book. then i found out what my name meant..."weary". well, i definitely wasn't thrilled at that. and it was especially hard when i'd go through rough patches in life and feel like being weary was my destiny.

over the past few years, i have been learning just how much God loves me, and how my life has incredible purpose in Him. Psalm 139 is one of my faves, and God has used it to speak His truth into my life.

one thing i love about working at starbucks is being exposed to music i might have not otherwise discovered on my own. the song "leah" by bruce springsteen came on today and not really having the time to actually listen to it, i went about my day. but i did think to myself that was cool, because as i mentioned before, rarely anything in the world has my name stamped onto it. not that long ago i looked up the song via the web, and honestly, the lyrics were so sweet. i credit my Savior for placing in my path a sweet little song that warmed my heart. for that i am grateful.


'Leah' by Bruce Springsteen

I wanna build me a house, on higher ground
I wanna find me a world, where love's the only sound
High above this road, filled with shadow and doubt
I want to shoulder my load, and figure it all out
With Leah

I walk this road, with a hammer and a fiery lantern
With this hand I've built, and with this I've burned
I wanna live in the same house, beneath the same roof
Sleep in the same bed, search for the same proof
As Leah

I got somethin' in my heart, I been waitin' to give
I got a life I wanna start, one I been waitin' to live
No more waitin', tonight I feel the light I say the prayer
I open the door, I climb the stairs...