We Have a Name!

I had my 36 week appointment today and I am already progressed (2cm/50%) which is more than I've ever been at this stage with any of the other kids.
The way I've felt the past few weeks, I'm not surprised.

We set the induction date (those that know me know this is how we do) for Monday, April 28. So unless he decides to come before then, we're 27 days out!

Well, 27 days out and we have a name. This by far took us longer than our other 3 children - not even a close race - but praise the Lord we have a name we love that it is rich in meaning. And of course, it wasn't any of our originals we threw around most of pregnancy.
We have always chosen names based on meaning first, then if we actually like the way it sounds last. The meaning is critical to us. We have known most of pregnancy what the middle name would be and I truly felt it spoken to me as validation in my first class of Perspectives this year (yall I started tearing up and got all emotional - theme of my life in that class lately).
But here was our tentative "list" we had running for the past few months (except for the name that we chose that crept it's way on the list just a few weeks ago):

Silas
Jonah
William
Studd (as a middle, after C.T. Studd - look him up)
Lucas
Judah (I didn't like because it sounded too much like "Judas" to me)

And then this whole pregnancy Lincoln has been dead set on: Brayton (he said he made it up??)
Noah at one point told Jason's mom: "I don't know what we are naming it yet, but I think mom and dad might have decided on Jesus??"
Ha. That kid.

So the winner????
Josiah Abram McMahan

Josiah was the youngest King (became king at just 8 years old) and ended the era of evil kings by deciding to bring the kingdom of Judah back to God. He led his kingdom under major reforms that returned them to favor with the Lord after years and years and years of disobedience...and he accomplished all of this at a very young age. He also died young - at age 31, but served God faithfully all of his years. The Hebrew meaning of Josiah is "Jehovah has healed".

Then in Genesis 12:1-3, God reveals His purpose through His promise, where He chooses one nation to reach all nations through Israel - led by Abram. I have always known if we had another boy this name would be incorporated to some degree. Abram means "exalted father" and it is who God chose to start Hid mission of reaching the world.

Thus our prayer for Josiah Abram is that he can follow Jesus at an early age and be a leader among those around him. We pray the Lord will make him bold in his convictions and give him a heart to reach the nations for Christ and be a disciple-maker.

Can't wait to meet Josiah Abram!