Someone's Pregnant...

...and it's NOT me-Judy (did I just hear a HUGE sigh of relief?)

Chad and Charissa are expecting a baby October 21. Only problem is, it/they will be FAR away from Oregon. They are very excited, and even though this blessed event was not planned, their anticipation is building bigtime now that they've passed the first precarious time period that leans towards them having a healthy pregnancy. Exciting, huh?

I had my 50th Birthday on April 8. Somebody somewhere has some pictures, but I'm afraid to show you...these girls I'm hanging with are a little bit wild! :)

Ed's doing well, working hard, planning workdays at the church, getting blisters on his softened "office hands," and trying to keep his projects lined up and moving along.

Angie and Jeremy are doing pretty well. Angie had a little bit of a health scare (pituitary & thyroid gland), but it appears that things are in check and a medicine or two should be able to treat the worst of it. Jeremy's planning on going to school in the fall, so they'll be back on track with the college plan. They have the craziest weather there. 70 degrees one day and 30 degrees the next day. You have to keep your winter and summer clothes all hung up!!

Okay, that's the update. Mostly the baby news was begging to be shared. Keep on praying!

Kansas and Texas Travels

NEWBERG, KANSAS, TEXAS....where HAVEN'T we been?

So...........a lot can happen in a couple of months! Besides getting Chad and Charissa's Newberg house kitchen remodeled and then SOLD (finally...thank you, God!), we headed off to the midwest.

We had duel purposes. First, we continued our BREAKTHROUGH experience (http://www.heartconnexion.org/). Wow, this has been one of the most meaningful rides we've ever gone on! Talk about impacting! Between the final 2 sessions of Breakthrough, we drove down to TX to see Ed's sister with the "twang" in her voice AND connect with the whole Burns gang as we gathered them from the Houston airport to head to Port Neches, TX near the gulf. (In picture-LtoR Dixie, Nancy, Ed, Patty).

Fun listening to all those siblings talk and laughter. Crazy how you can be raised in the same home and experience your childhood so differently. Nancy felt a little rotten from her Chemo the first couple of days, but perked up as the week went on. She's had cancer that started as stage 4 for a couple of years now, so we are lifting her up in prayer all the time.

Man, those southern ladies DO know how to cook. Ed and I gained about 5 lbs. each! (okay, some of that in the picture is just wind puffing my windbreaker....be nice, now!). Oh well, time to get walkin' again!

We are still enjoying our basement apartment here at my brother's home. He and his wife just headed back to Alaska after about 3 months here in Newberg, so we have the home to ourself for a couple of days. On April 11, our niece and 2 boys will take over the main level as her husband starts getting treatment for a growth on his spine--a lot for a young family to handle! Keep Kim and Jody in your prayers, would 'ya?

There is more to come, but can't tell you yet (no, that's NOT an April fool's joke & NO, I'm not pregnant :)

Love,

Judy (& Edster)