Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A Surprisingly Common Name

I decided today to Google my name and was very surprised to find such a great number of entries for 'Maureen Moss', none of which were me. I didn't realize the name was that common. They are scattered in the US and England .... perhaps even elsewhere. Of course, my surname was not originally spelled M-o-s-s. Rather, it was Maas, but when my grandparents arrived in Canada, the agent apparently recorded it as it sounds. Thus it was changed. After marriage and divorce, I returned to my maiden name, because that is who I am, who I was as a child, the name I relate to. My children all have different names, two being married women, and my son having the surname of his father. I am very blessed by my children and my four grandchildren. Now that my first book is soon to be released, it is time to get my name 'out there' beyond Facebook. I have been a fairly private person, so this is new to me, and is both exciting and rather scary. However, my faith in God is deep, and I know He is with me.

1 comment:

  1. That is rather interesting if i may say! I will try mine later on. As you have or haven't known I have a painting blog. If you aren't doing anything you could drop by anytime. Thanks!

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