As many of you know, we are expecting our second son this summer. We are very excited about the new addition to our family. As we approach the due date ever so quickly, we have began to think about some of the issues that we had with our first son, Drew. I believe that it was about this time during the pregnancy with Drew that Naomi began to have blood pressure issues. She was placed on bed rest for a while to prolong the pregnancy and give Drew a chance to develop properly. The blood pressure issues got to the point that we had to induce early. But all was good because we had a beautiful and healthy baby boy.

Today, we had a checkup and have started to notice a slight raise in Naomi’s blood pressure. The doc wants to keep an eye on it and is starting to put some limits on Naomi (not bed rest yet). I ask that you be in prayer for Naomi & baby Sam that things will be okay with them and they won’t have to go through the bed rest thing. That would be one of the crulest forms of torture for me.

It won’t be terribly long now and our baby Sam will be here (due date is July 1).

I went with my lovely bride this morning to hear the heartbeat of our second child. It was great. That is always a special time for our family because it was at that moment during our first pregnancy that we found out that we had lost the baby. So when that little machine starts thumping,we get excited because God has chosen to bless us with another life.

Now I can board a van with a bunch of teenagers and head to Boone, NC today. That’s right, it’s time for Student Life Ski. I am so excited about this trip. Please be in prayer for us that we first hear a clear Word from the Lord. Next, pray for our safety as we travel and ski/snowboard. We have a couple of visitors coming on this trip, so pray that we might make an impact on their lives and see them around our student ministry on a more permanent basis.

Today, our big news hit the waves of communication. We found out this past Friday that we are expecting our second child. This comes as interesting news. We were not “trying” to have another child at the present time. Many times though God’s blessings are not expected.

We ask that you be in prayer for us as we journey down this road again. We pray for a healthy pregnancy and that at the end of June or beginning of July we will have an addition to our family.