Boston Tillman Jenkins

Introducing Boston Tillman Jenkins. He was born August 24th weighing 8lbs 9oz and measuring about 21 inches long. As you can see, he's in "Time Out" right now because of some pretty nasty colic, but we love him to pieces.


Why Boston?

In the Revolutionary War, Boston was the city of first real resistance. This crazy populace defied all odds, sparking what would become one of the greatest military campaigns in history. We named our son Boston because he represented the "first resistance" for me. My first two pregnancies were relatively easy. I didn't even get sick. But Boston, well lets just say it might have been easier to travel to Hade's gates and back than to go through another pregnancy like his again. Because of that, we consider him to be our little miracle child. According to the odds, he should not be here--just like the colonies should not have been able to defeat the world power that was Britain. Boston is our little fighter--the underdog who proved every test and doctor wrong. We thank Heavenly Father for the miracle that is Boston.


Why Tillman?

Well, Patrick Tillman was an NFL player who, after 9-11 gave up a multi-million dollar contract with the AZ Cardinals and enlisted. He was sent to Afghanistan where he died in combat (friendly fire) on his first and only tour. His sacrifice made a deep impression on both Clint and I. In the hospital we decided to honor his memory by naming Boston after this courageous man. Hopefully Boston can possess that same sense of duty and honor--to be willing to give up the nice things of this world for the greater good.


*Writing Update*
The writing is coming. I took about a month off with the baby, but things are finally beginning to pick up again. My word count with "Fields" is about 54,000 words (that's equivalent to about 220 pages). I'm hoping to finish this first draft by the third week in November.