Thankful

Rach had to go to the ER yesterday here in Paducah. We just got here for our long visit and she fell on Mom and Dad's brick steps and sliced her knee. It was a big deal to her....it would have been to me to...I've never had that happen. But she was very brave and did very well. I got to thinking how thankful I am for hospitals and medical procedures and medicine and insurance! Just a year ago we were at Yale Children's Hospital with Brady's low blood platelets...scary, yet also "fixable"......I am thankful for "fixed" children and somewhere to take them to get "fixed"..... She wanted her Daddy.....but Me, MawMaw, Gramma, Nae Nae and a few others made do......it was pretty funny how so many of us ended up there for a cut knee.......Only in our family.....I Love my family!!!!

Full of emotion

I just feel all sorts of emotions right now. Excited, sad, fearful, anxious, Thankful, etc..... A trip home, a hubby in the war zone, saying goodbye to friends that are being stationed elsewhere, a possiblity of a new adopted nephew in the family, and many many other blessings in my life! And even getting a new puppy soon..........I think I'm crazy!

Missing our Daddy

I guess I just got so used to 3 month patrols, not 6 month deployments. At this point we would be over halfway of a patrol.......but we're not that close for this one. I continue to be blessed with wonderful family and friends in my life and I know that time is going to continue to tick tock away.....but some days, it's just hard. I miss him. We miss him. Brady now talks about him a lot, about the little things that he does with Daddy. They both deal with it, just like I do, we do fine.....but we miss him.

How could I ask for more?

A roof that is over my head;
a warm and cozy bed.

A husband who loves me so;
and to war, he's willing to go.

Two children so bright and happy;
they are such a blessing to me.

A family so willing to roam;
to wherever we call "home."

Friends I've met along the way;
each unique in their own way.

Laughter and joy that fill my heart;
God's presence in each new day I start.

My life is full, I stand in awe;
for I do not need anything at all.

Nothing, that is, on earth you see;
I have my Savior and He has me.

How could I ask for more?

Hearing from Hubby

Well, it's been two weeks of the six months! Making progress!!! We got to talk with him a couple of times this week. He was in Plymouth, England for a couple of days. It was nice to hear his voice. I used to think we should have these lengthy, deep, conversations anytime we got to talk during a patrol, but then I realized that's not us!!! We just want to know that we are both ok, that we miss each other so much and that we love each other. There's definitely a bittersweetness about those phone calls from so far away. I love to hear from him, but it makes me miss him all the more and realize just how far he is.

Lord, I pray that you will protect him and give him wisdom in his job. I pray that he will find rest when he needs it and most of all, that You would draw him closer to you during this time. Thank you for my husband......

911

I am hoping that Brady doesn't have to save me from an emergency any time soon! Yesterday he and I read a book about firefighters and we talked about 911 and stuff. So we acted it out. I told him to go be at the firestation and I would be at home and call 911. So I called 911, his "alarm" went off, he slid down the pole, put on his firesuit and drove right over. He got there and I said"help my house is on fire". He hooked up his hose and then said " get out". I said, "I can't get out, my legs don't work, I need help" So then he said "Oh, I've got a present for you in the truck...I'll be right back" I pleaded with him to save me first and finally he did, but it took a while, but I think my house burned down while he got my present.......

Selfishness

Yesterday, twice, my attention was brought so abruptly to the fact that so many adults are just as guilty as children of having no manners at all!!! I watched an aid at the school practically yelling at a child. Then we had Arts night last night, which consists of the choir, band, strings, and then some dancing. We all know that each person there is only intersted in their own children, but what happened to being respectful and to trying to show all of the children, especially those that don't have any support, that we care about them and that they are worthy of listening to. I was just disgusted as the entire audience proceeded to talk and be loud while children were up there trying their hardest to play instruments. Did it sound perfect? Was it the kind of music we would choose to be entertained with ? NO, because they are little and it sounded pretty rough, but nevertheless, they were trying and some of them were really good. And so everyone visited, talked, and walked around until the dancers performed, then it got quiet and EVERYONE sat and was quiet. Rachel performed, with lots of other students, the hoe down, throw down and it was really really cute! But then, after the dancing, probably 80% of the people just left and so the band kids that still needed to perform, had only a few people left to watch them......sad, sad, sad. I know that a handful of people have good reason to leave, but when that many leave, what does that say to our children? I think that is a great example of just how selfish we are in this world!!!