your daughter , and is she going to have a brother or sister ?
K . McCain : Kailyn Rhea is my joy ! Her name means to Rejoice in the Light and she is absolutely radiant ! She ’ s very smart . At two years old , she knows all of her alphabet — upper and lower case , as well as all the phonemes ( sounds ) and she ’ s starting to spell . She ’ s constantly singing her little Sunday school songs and she loves , loves , loves blueberries ! Her favorite things are Elmo , Balloons and Peanut Butter sandwiches and she loves to pray . She ’ s always asking if it ’ s time to pray ! She ’ s a very special little girl and my personal testimony , because I almost died in labor with her . God saved us both and I cherish everything about her . She is my reminder of God ’ s love and mercy . Being a mommy seems easy from the outside , but it ’ s the hardest and most selfless thing I ’ ve ever had to do . I love motherhood , though ! And , in July of this year , we will be adding another addition to our family — Jaelle Kelly ! It ’ s mind blowing for me — the thought of having two little girls . I ’ m excited , but I feel overwhelmed : what a big responsibility to raise two women !
HimPower : As a parent , what is your greatest hope for them ?
K . McCain : My prayer is that Jarrett and I raise them in the love of God so that they will be women who live by the truth of God ’ s Word and not swayed by the world . The meaning of Jaelle ’ s name is Heroine from God . We chose the name based off the woman , Jael , in the Bible ( Judges 4 : 17-22 ). She won a mighty victory for Israel because of her courage . My prayer over Jaelle is that she will live courageously for Christ in this culture , which will try to discourage her from doing so . I want her to walk in victory over the negative influences in our world . I pray that she will develop a heroic type of faith .
HimPower : You are obviously in a very special season right now as a wife and mother . You also have a lot going on with your foundation and new book . What ’ s next , or have you looked that far ahead ?
K . McCain : What ’ s next for me , honestly ,
40 HimPower April 2018