New Goal - I can do it!!!

So I know I'm really off and on about this whole blogging thing, but I saw a post on the Family Search facebook page that stuck out to me, so I'm going to do it. It's called "52 Questions in 52 Weeks". I've copied and pasted all of the questions so I won't forget them, so we'll see how this goes! It may not be very exciting, but it's going to keep me writing, and that's the goal.

WEEK ONE 

What is your full name? Why did your parents give you that name?

My full name is Lindsey Nicole Mulberg (maiden name Smith). My parents gave me this name because my dad liked Lindsey and my mom liked Nicole, so they put them together and that is my name! 

When I looked up the meanings of my names, Lindsey means "From the Lake Settlement Island" and Nicole means "Victory of the People". Smith pretty much just means any kind of smith (blacksmith, silversmith, etc). Mulberg comes from Muhlberg, and I'm not sure what it means. I should research that. I do know that it is German, so it's probably something strong and manly. 

I double checked the list, and it doesn't ask about my kid's names, so I'll put that in here too.

Ethan and I named our daughter Jasmine Chanel Mulberg. We fought over names for the longest time, until one day I got a text from Ethan that said, "What about Jasmine?" I was surprised to find that I actually really liked it, especially paired with our last name. I thought about a lot of middle names we could use, and I really liked the name Sariah. Then, while I was in the hospital being induced, Ethan said, "What about Chanel as a middle name?" It was perfect.

I did some research before Jasmine was born about what her name means. The jasmine flower is a small white flower, often used for brides to symbolize purity. It also has a very sweet scent that is used for meditation and peace as well as in teas. When I was reading about it, this flower is very precious and prized.

Chanel is the name of a close family friend of ours. She was diagnosed a few years ago with systematic Scleroderma, a disease that gradually hardens everything in your body; there isn't a known cure. Chanel has walked through it all keeping her head high and fighting with everything she's got. We want Jasmine to hold her name and look up to Chanel as an example of a strong, beautiful woman that she can learn from.