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    Home » The Plain Columns » The Amish Editor

    Young Lovina Update

    Published: Jun 7, 2012 · Updated: Jun 7, 2012 by Kevin Williams | 23 Comments

    What do you call a female namesake?  For instance, among the Amish (and non) a boy is assigned "jr.", i.e. Marvin Jr., Levi Jr., etc.  But is there an equivalent for a girl?  Maybe there is and I just am unaware.  You don't usually use juniors with girls, do you?  So that has always left me baffled with what to call Lovina's daughter Lovina.  I always want to call her "Little Lovina", but that present its own problems: 1) she won't always be little and 2) her Mom laughs because calling little Lovina little implies that she is somehow "large Lovina" and she's not.  Soooo...what to do?

    Anyway, 8-year-old Lovina had to be undergo an emergency appendectomy late last night.  Surgery was a success and she is recovering comfortably today. But, sheesh, this family has had to go through a lot this year!

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    1. Denise

      June 07, 2012 at 10:55 am

      Glad the younger Lovina will be okay! I have heard Martha Stewart refer to her mother as "big Martha" so I think you are on the right track.

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    2. Ladine

      June 07, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      I hope she is feeling better.

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    3. Joan Micelli

      June 07, 2012 at 12:16 pm

      Glad that 8 year old Lovina's surgery went well and she will be okay.
      We hope that all will go well for the family from now on. They certainly
      have had enough on their plate this year.

      Reply
    4. Janet Conley

      June 07, 2012 at 12:43 pm

      Our prayers continue to be with the family.

      Reply
    5. Heather

      June 07, 2012 at 12:50 pm

      Get well soon Miss Lovina! Before long, you'll be up and around playing and helping your family once more.

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    6. Diane

      June 07, 2012 at 2:34 pm

      You are in my prayers, Young Lovina. I wish to have you make a quick recovery.

      You are also a young lady with being 8 years old! I hope you are feeling better soon! 🙂

      Reply
    7. Lisa Siegwald-Baird

      June 07, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      Uplifting young Lovina in prayer and so glad she is doing well...

      Reply
    8. Alice L Nelson

      June 07, 2012 at 5:50 pm

      I agree that they have been really going through trials this Spring. I will pray that the Summer is better for all of the family, and please tell Lovina to get well quickly. She's a child of God, and she's in HIS hands. (I know children bounce back faster than us adults.) Blessings on BIG Lovina, and praise her for her great column. It's one of the first things I look for in my newspaper on Monday's. Right after the Obituaries, and the comics.....LOL

      Reply
      • Kevin

        June 07, 2012 at 8:01 pm

        Thanks, Alice,we couldn't do this without you!

        Reply
    9. Cheryl

      June 07, 2012 at 6:01 pm

      Hi Lovina
      Get well soon. Lots of prayers and hugs,

      Chris and Cheryl Kelly
      Northwest Indiana (Griffith )

      Reply
    10. Kyle Eaton

      June 07, 2012 at 6:09 pm

      Get well soon, Lovina; keeping you in our prayers!

      Reply
    11. Shirley Mills

      June 07, 2012 at 7:28 pm

      How about Lovey?

      Reply
    12. patricia pickett

      June 07, 2012 at 8:56 pm

      my mother-in-law was her mothers namesake and she had jr. on her name.

      Reply
    13. patricia pickett

      June 07, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      wishing a speedy recover for lovina,jr.

      Reply
    14. Lady

      June 07, 2012 at 9:03 pm

      Lovina II, 2, or Too

      Reply
    15. lorraine stoddard

      June 07, 2012 at 10:48 pm

      Hi,Lovina....get well soon!!

      Reply
    16. SC Susie

      June 08, 2012 at 8:45 am

      Here in South Carolina - we do use Jr. on girls and daughter-in-laws. I know of two families that have a Karen and Karen Jr, as well as, a Nancy and a Nancy Jr. One is a mom/daughter, the other is a mom/daughter-in-law. I like "Lovey" too from one of the earlier posts!

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    17. Debbie Wilson

      June 08, 2012 at 10:07 am

      Dear Lovian,

      My prayers are with you. I also just had surgery. Hang in there is does get better.
      Love, Debbie

      Reply
    18. Sherial

      June 08, 2012 at 6:36 pm

      Oh Bless her heart! They have certainly had a trying year so far! I am glad the surgery went well and she is recovering. Keeping the family in my prayers.

      Reply
    19. Pam

      June 08, 2012 at 7:04 pm

      Best Wishes Lovina
      My mom and grandma had the same name, so they used their middle names: one was Jan and the other Jen!

      Reply
    20. Angie Yoder

      June 09, 2012 at 10:21 pm

      I like Miss Lovina and Mrs. Lovina! That's something we've done in my family, as we have several female namesakes. We usually call our elder female family members Mrs. Barbara, Mrs. Dixie, etc. Must be a southern Indiana thing as we aren't the only ones to do this.

      Anyway, Miss Lovina, get well soon! Lots of prayers and best wishes to the family, they have had a heck of a year but nothing happens without a reason.

      Reply
    21. Joy

      June 10, 2012 at 2:29 pm

      Yes, it is proper for girls to be a Jr. Best wishes to Lovina Jr. And a quick and uneventful recovery! Blessings to the entire family!

      Reply
    22. Nancy Eginton

      June 11, 2012 at 7:58 pm

      Im very sorry to hear about you girls Verena and Loretta,i pray that things will be good for them and that God will be with you thru all this,Glad to hear that Lovina is doing good, thay are all so young to be going thru this, take care and God Bless everyone.

      Reply

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