Rhiannon Rua

At 9:30 pm

the wind started to blow

the clouds covered the sky

and I began my cries

Wave after wave came crashing

starting slow

only to grow

in passion

That passion began to swell within me

Flooding the doorway

of life

In holy breaking bodily

we roared

Sunrise

together born

Our baby girl, born 8/22/08 has been given a name! After spending an ecstatic and exhausting first week with her, we are able to get a sense of who she is. 

Rhiannon Rua Busch-Monahan - her first and middle names are pronounced ree-ANN-on / roo

Rhiannon is Celtic/Welsh related to the name Ryan. It means great queen, goddess, and also horse-tamer. She is a strong and passionate baby and we feel that she deserves a royal name. 

Rua means red in the Irish language. When I, Kieran, visited distant relatives in Ireland, I discovered that the Ryan clan whom I am related to were known as the "Ryan Rua". Because Ryan is such a common name, they would tag a nickname onto the end of each family's last name to distinguish them apart from the rest. This confirms that red hair is obviously a part of the family heritage. 

We are hyphenating our last names to combine them. This is similar to the Spanish tradition of the father's surname followed by the mother's surname. We want both of our surnames to be honored since they each are beautiful and full of rich heritage. 

Thank you for celebrating our wonderful daughter with us! 

James Arthur Busch

Kieran Ryan Monahan
and 

Rhiannon Rua Busch-Monahan