Birthday Baby? Nope...

Nope, no baby just yet. We know all of you are wondering... is it time yet? Is anything happening? Well we're sure things are happening, but just don't know what exactly. We do know for sure that God's timing is getting closer, so that gives us the strength and patience we need to look forward to the blessed day!

Friday we went to the doctor, who said nothing was really going on. Krista is dilated to 2cm, which is better than 2 weeks ago, but progress is still crawling. We know God's timing is perfect though and are just playing that waiting game. Our next doctor appointment is Thursday (6/18). Please pray for good news!!!

Saturday was Krista's birthday (we are not going to say which one! lol). We served at a Power of Purity mens conference with some of the other people in our ministry which was fun. It is always an incredible blessing to see how God touches hearts and lives through the conferences! Throughout the day, she received a bunch of phone calls from relatives, and some of the other volunteers seemed to get a little suspicious as to why her phone kept ringing. So Krista finally broke down and mentioned it was her birthday. After the conference ended, a bunch of the volunteers went to dinner to celebrate and we had a great time. I think the favorite moment of the evening was when the waiter and owner brought out the portions of lamb for Tony to see before he ordered anything - just to make sure he would leave the restaurant full! haha! :)

Some of you have heard that we are looking for a church. We are still looking! Sunday we went to a small church near home for the second time. We're not sure if we will keep going there or not, but we like it. We're also looking at a larger church farther west of us, which we'll go to (God willing) this coming weekend - if we don't have a baby in our hands! Please pray that we will find where God wants us to be. :)

Some of you also have heard about our "TV adventures". We were surprised to find out that our 5-year-old TV konked out on us just recently. We tried to see if it was worth the cost to fix it, but the cost was half of what the TV was worth, so we decided to upgrade. Well, the upgrade decision led to "what if we get speakers to go with it" and well... it is snowballing. But we have been talking about doing the speaker thing for quite a while anyway. Noah's having fun doing all the research though, and I think we're getting close. In the mean time, our wonderful neighbors next door had an extra 25" tv they are letting us borrow. Couldn't ask for nicer nighbors!

Krista's manager, Jennifer, had her baby last week Saturday (6/6). Mom and baby are doing wonderfully. Jace Parker Reed Keen was born around 10:30am, and weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long! He is a beautiful, healthy big boy who looks a lot like his daddy! Well, that is Krista's opinion. Jennifer had the baby by c-section and will be taking some time off to recooperate. But the family is doing great, and mom and baby are at home resting as of Tuesday.

Well, that's all from the Missouri home front. We hope all of you are doing great and we'll keep you updated on the new arrival when he/she comes!!!

Blessings and love to all!
Noah, Krista & "Little Brown" :)