Garrison Luke Peters

Meaning of our son’s name...

Soon after we found out for sure we were having a son, we began to talk about our hopes and dreams for him.  Here are some things that we began to think about and pray for:

• What are our hopes for our son?
• What will he be like?
• How do we want him to carry himself?
• What will he stand for?
• What will his personality be like?
  
  

As we were thinking about these things, similar things began to come up over and over again.  Here are a few qualities that continued to surface:

• Strong and steadfast in the Lord (praying that God would save him first!)
• Upright and noble character
• Protector of truth and a strong personality

At the same time we were discussing possible names for our first son.  We knew that his initials were going to be G.L. because this has been a generational thing for the first male on the Peters’ side.  Because of that we narrowed the options down to just a few.  Garrison was at the top of the list.  As we considered different names, we researched the specific meaning of our options.  It became very clear that Garrison would be the exact name that the Lord was putting on our heart.  Here is what we found out about the meaning of “Garrison”…

• Protection
• Strong Hold
• Guard
• Defend
• Occupy

What a powerful and strong name!  Garrison literally means to guard, defend and protect something (in the past it was used to describe cities that were protected by military force).  And of course, Luke is a reference to the man who wrote the Gospel of Luke and Acts, which are both New Testament books in the Bible.  Luke is just a great name!

So I'm 24 weeks and counting and Garrison Luke will be here in about 16 weeks!!! We are soo ready to meet this guy! :)