I'm Just Sayin

"Nano and his favorite Little Buddy JettJett!"

                                          “I’m Just Sayin’”

                                                                 by Alan P. Scaglione

What’s in a name, anyway?

Apparently, a lot!

My grandson Jett has more grandparents than anyone I know.

I guess it’s the millennium way of life.

All the original parents did NOT stay together and went on to other relationships.

So…the original four somehow became the SuperEight!

And that doesn’t include his great grandparents either!

So, for a 3 year old, he has a lot of names to remember.

And, as is the case in his life, they all have different names.

There’s Papa and Nana(sounds like banana!)

There’s Grandpa and Granny

And Mimi and Jeff(not sure why?)

And Nano and Nana(sounds like NawNaw!)

And apparently, he has learned the names of all of this other grandparents, not the grandparent name, but the real name!

His mom was testing him and said “What’s Papa’s name?”

And he answered.

“What’s Nana(banana)’s name?”

He knew that one too.

She went through all of the others, and one by one, this 3 year old knew the real name of each of them.

I asked him “What’s my name?”

He responded “Nano!”

I said, “But, what’s my real name?”

He looked at his mom, and he looked at me, and he thought for a minute and then “I don’t know!”

He only knew me by Nano.

I told him “That’s okay—I’m always your Nano!”

And we left it at that.

But I wondered why didn’t he know my name?

The next time we got to be together was our Rainy Saturday Playdate.

While we were playing, I asked Jett “What’s my name?”

He said wholeheartedly “Nano!”

I smiled… then I said, “but what’s my real name?”

His mom wasn’t there to look for, and his Dad was in the other room.

He looked away and then shrugged his shoulders.

I told him “Jett, my real name is Alan! Can you say Alan?”

He looked at me for a moment, and you could tell he was processing what I had just said.

And then he said the most wonderful thing I have ever heard in my life.

Jett said, “Your name Alwin!”

And he smiled ear to ear!

And I just laughed and said, “Yes J, my name Alwin!”

And he retorted, “My name not J – my name Jett!”

Apparently, Jett does NOT want to be called “J” – his name is Jett!

The importance of a name and knowing who you are calling what—and how they will respond!

Just made me think about the name that is above all names!

And you know—when you are referring to JESUS the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

Versus jesus Martinez, the guy you work with.

See…the two names are spelled the same…but you just pronounce them differently—one has the Power in the Name!

The Word says in Philipeans 2: 9-11

⁹Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

¹⁰That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

¹¹And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

We know when a crisis hits, when sickness falls, when tragedy strikes, it’s NOT jesus Martinez we call on—NO, it’s JESUS, Lord and Savior!

That’s the name that is uniquely set aside for the one who can make all things better, the one who has the answer for our problems.

His name is JESUS!

So…when you hear HIS name, there is no disputing who you are referring to, who you are calling on, who you are asking for.

Some names—you just know exactly who they are talking about.

No confusion, no speculation, no misunderstanding.

Just like “Alwin!”

Until Next Time

I’m Just Sayin’…

Brother “A”

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