He has a Name!

We have decided on a name for our new baby boy! Jim had a wonderful, special relationship with his Granddaddy, who passed away when I was pregnant with Anna Lee. Jim is the last male in his family with the Litton name, and it there has always been discussion about how we would (hopefully) someday have a little boy to carry on the name as well. Well, we are excited and thankful that that day is soon to arrive. As the day has been getting closer, we have spent a lot of time talking about what to name this little one. Jim's Granddaddy has always been a big part of those discussions. He was an amazing man. He had one of the most giving, servant hearts of anyone I have ever met...we learned even more about this after he passed away, from all of the people who came and told about how he had helped them in some way. He was a true patriarch of the family- and Jim's family is an amazing group of people who love the Lord and each other in extraordinary ways. It makes us sad that Granddaddy won’t be here to meet this sweet little boy, but we know he will be smiling down from heaven.

Jim's Granddaddy's name was JD Litton (just the letters- it didn't stand for anything), and Jim has his initials too. We have decided to name our little one James Davis Litton, and will call him J.D. after Granddaddy. We hope that someday our little boy will have a servant heart and love for the Lord and others that Granddaddy had. We pray that we will be able to teach J.D. where his name came from, and why it is so special to us. We can’t wait to meet him, and for you all to meet him too!