Praising His Name

Dear Friends and Family, LONG time no write! Time to send an update to you all. Ashley is 2 weeks away from her due date of May 24. We are asking for prayers for an easy and painless delivery (well, we can ask) and a healthy baby boy. He does have a name but it has not yet been spoken outside of Dan and Ashley's apartment and the cats are not telling anyone. The Grandparents are so excited ( probably the Grandma's exponentially more in comparison to the Grandpas! ) I am ready to hop into the car and drive to LA for the birth. Praying we will make it in time. On the Dan front, he recently told me that he has a date at Stanford on July 1 with the interventional radiologist who will embolize his spleen in an effort to reduce its size and activity. Hopefully this procedure cause an increase in his platelets and WBC's. But we can say he has NO NEW CANCER! We are praising God for that and praying that will continue for the rest of his life. In other family news, this Sunday marks Jessica and Josh's one year anniversary. If you have not heard about the wedding or seen the pictures, it was a very special day. This year on October 27th our youngest son Matthew will tie the knot with the love of his life, Makenzie Halbert. Bob and I leave tomorrow for Portland to go to her graduation from Multnomah University and meet her parents. What a busy year! What great events to celebrate (except for Dan's Stanford visit). We hope all is well with you and your family too. Next update will be when Baby Boy Howen makes his entrance into the world! Psalm 113:1-4 1 Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD. 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forever. 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the LORD is to be praised. 4 The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.