One night I was sitting in front of the TV, channel-surfing for something good to watch. I happened upon a film entitled "Phenomenon" that I had meant to catch when it was still in the theaters. Since it was just starting I decided to give it a try. It was a fairly good movie, though quite sad at the end, it made a very good point about making the most of your life while you have it and embracing everything that comes your way.

There was one character in the film that caught my eye in particular, and it wasn't the leads John Travolta or Kyra Sedgewick. It was the little girl that played Kyra's daughter in the film. She could have been my favorite niece's twin. The eyes, the hair, her expressions ... they were all just like my niece at that age. I had always hoped to have a daughter much like my niece. When she repeated her own name in the film, I took notice. It was an unusual name but not a strange one.

It was feminine but strong--unique but not 'weird'. Her name was Glory.

No, not Gloria. Glory.

For some reason this name has stuck with me, almost haunted me and after I got pregnant I started asking people (starting with my husband of course) what they thought of the name. I got mixed reactions from some, thinking that is sounded to 'religious' or too 'patriotic'. Others fell in love with its uniqueness and sweet quality.

After going through tons and tons of other girl's names, I kept coming back to 'Glory'. For some reason it was as though fate had stepped in a placed the perfect name in my lap. Then, as I continued to get bigger and our little daughter was starting to show, all of our friends and neighbors who had heard about the name just started calling her 'Glory'. It grew on almost everyone and now seven months along, everyone is still calling her by that name. It just seems right somehow, not just to me, but to her father and everyone that we know. Even those who were skeptical at first, now think it's a really 'pretty' or 'cool' name.

Glory means a lot of things: magnificence, splendor, beauty, wonder, grandeur, and brilliance. It also means distinguished honor or praise, and the bliss of heaven according to Funk and Wagnall's. What more could I ask for my daughter?

So, on April 11th little Glory is due to be born. I only hope she enjoys her name as much as the friends and family around her.

Thank you for letting me share my little story with you all.

Rebecca Trelfa