monograms

My initials are JMP.  Written in monogram form, they are JPM.  Everything I own is monogrammed.  It’s a problem.  My boyfriend’s last name starts with a P, and it’s an ongoing joke that I keep him around so I can keep all my monogrammed stuff.  Obviously an exaggeration, but I realized how narcissistic it probably comes off that I’m so obsessed with my initials.  People know what letter my last name starts with before they meet me.   And my middle name.  Most people you know pretty well probably don’t know your last name.  Everyone I know at least knows my middle name starts with an M.  If I walk in my bedroom door right now I can touch three monograms visible to the naked eye that are a part of my décor.  Obsessed? Maybe.  I just think it looks pretty, okay? 

I was reading Genesis and Exodus in the past few months, and I couldn't help but notice how important the lineages are to those who read and wrote these books.  They loved their kids, and wanted their reputations to be that they were the children of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  When I look at my monogram, I hope that one day when I have children, they realize they're not just in my family, but their monogram should be centered around the Cross.  That above all the lineage, my family brings glory to His name instead of that P.