Lilly's Name

As a little girl I literally named everything Sara. No "H." I had shoes (pink glittery jellies, worse blisters every!) named Sara. A bunch of baby dolls named Sara, and finally a baby sister named Sara (Hey!) I like naming things!

Around our farm I am forbidden from naming things. The two baby cows that magically appeared in our fence are a good example as to why I can NOT name things on our farm. See I thought they were new additions to our already crazy farm life, I was wrong. My husband saw them as walking Rib eyes! Therefore he named them, "Yummy" and "Tasty." I refused to partake in them! He tricked me one night and I knew it was them because it "tasted like outside!" Also the last Fallow Deer born on the farm I named "Lama Lama Mad at Momma." I thought it was cute. They look like baby lamas! The men of the farm did NOT think it was that cute!

But when it came time to choose a name for our little baby there was no doubt what I would name her. The day my world stood still, the doctor was talking I assume because she was moving her lips but I couldn't hear a word she was saying! Brandon Heath's song "Wait and See" was so loud in my head it was all I could hear. This song says "There is HOPE for me yet, because God won't forget all the plans He has for me. Just you wait and see, He's not finished with my yet." Over and over that part of the song sounded in my ears so loud my ears actually hurt! God was loudly reminding me He wasn't through with me. He wasn't going to give up on me!

I went home numb but I sat down and opened my Bible. It fell open to Hebrew 11:1, which says "Now faith is being sure of what you HOPE for and certain of what you do not see."

There it was again, HOPE. I needed to have HOPE in my Lord and Savior. I decided then if I ever had a little girl I would name her Hope. I was rereading Harry Potter when I found out I was pregnant again and his mommy's name is Lily. I know, I know! But every character described her as "good and kind." Who wouldn't want that description of their daughter?!

Even though we are going to call her Lilly, I will always remember that HOPE that only God can provide every time I look at her! I can't wait to get to look at her for the first time while she's laying in my arms! What a miracle I'm getting to be part of! I couldn't be more happy!

Plus we are HUGE Auburn (University) fans so we can call her "Tiger Lilly!"