The meaning behind the name...
DEREK MATTHEW BUMAN
Before we were pregnant Matt and I decided that we were not going to share the name of our child until he/she was born. We did not want to hear or see people's reaction to names that we liked. We knew that once the baby was born and we gave him a name, he would grow into that name. So...once we found out we were pregnant we began to think of names. Neither of us were the type of people who had names picked out for our children ahead of time. We began to pray about choosing a name. I remember one night, while we were watching a football game, we started going through the alphabet and listing off all the names we could think of that started with that letter. When we came to the letter "D" one of us said the name Derek. To this day neither of us remember who suggested it. Both of us liked the name and we only knew one person with that name. But we kept on going through the alphabet. There were several other names that we liked, but only 2 names we seriously considered. Those 2 names stuck with us the entire 9 months. Something that was important to us in choosing a name was the meaning of the name. With the names narrowed down to 2 Matt and I decided to wait until our boy was born in order to decide on the name.
The name Derek means "gifted leader." We loved this meaning and felt that it was perfect for our little guy. Both Matt and I grew up going to a leadership camp in Michigan,
Circle "A" Ranch. In fact that is where we re-met back when we were 20 and started dating. We want to instill in our son the gift of leadership. We pray that as he grows older he may lead others through his actions. So far, God has shown us through the birth and first 7 weeks of Derek's life that HE is in control of this boy and has great plans for his life.
We love you Derek Matthew Buman.
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