We have four kids between us. Our youngest is going overseas with the
Army. Our son-in-law is also in the Army. It goes without saying
that we would like for everyone to put them in your prayers.
I have a friend who's son is getting ready to ship out too. Will and I are veteran's.
Prayer
Wheel
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us. Bless them
and their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of need. I ask this
in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen."
Prayer Wheel:
When you see this, please stop for a moment
and say a prayer for our ground troops in
Afghanistan.
Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier,
Prayer is the very best one.....
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Will
and I in our mess dress. We are attending the Marine Corps Ball.
This is held every year to celebrate the Marine Corps birthday. Will, as a
First Sgt, had many friends that spanned the 4 branches of service. This
was at Chanute, AFB prior to them shutting it down. If you are in the
military and have never experienced a formal military ball or dining in/out it
is something you should attend. You don't have to have a mess dress but
there are dress codes for these affairs.
Why I Love Mom...
| Mom and Dad were watching TV
when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to
bed."
She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches
for the next day's lunches, rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of
the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box
levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and
started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.
She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into
the wash and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on
the table and put the telephone book back into the drawer. She watered the
plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry.
She yawned and stretched and headed for
the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher,
counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled a textbook out from
hiding under the chair. She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed
and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She
put both near her purse.
Mom then washed her face with 3 in 1
cleanser, put on her Night Solution & age fighting moisturizer,
brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails. Dad called out, "I
thought you were going to bed." "I'm on my way," she said.
She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then
made sure the doors were locked. She looked in on each of the kids and
turned out their bedside lamp, hung up a shirt! , threw some dirty socks
in the hamper,
and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.
When in her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next
day,
straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most
important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the
accomplishment of her goals.
About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in
particular,
"I'm going to bed." And he did...without another thought.
Anything extraordinary here? Wonder why women live longer....?
CAUSE WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL..... Send this to five phenomenal
women today.... they'll love you for it.
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The links here are inspirational.
The list will grow I promise.
This is my Sister and her kids Tyler and Brianna at the N.C. Arboretum
in Asheville.
Brianna
Tyler
Craig
Brian
Craig
Jessie
Mae our youngest. Updated. Jessie will Not be leaving as of two days
ago. She has been medically disqualified for this deployment, so she is
enrolling back into school.
OK. Here are some of the
family. If one of these pictures are you please identify yourself in
my guest book so I can put your name by your picture. Moms and Dads, this
is primarily for the kids to get involved in. As I find more pictures I
will load them. If you don't want them here let me know. So check
often. I am not doing this to offend anyone. If you have pictures
you want me to put here instead of the ones I have send them to me in jpg format
or mail them to me. I can scan them into the computer. So here we go.
who is this?
Found these kids, what's your names? Remember to put it in the guest book and
say picture number 2 top or bottom. I'll know who is who.
Aren't these adorable people here!
who is this?
Don't be mad if you don't see your picture here. It will be here
eventually. Just keep checking back, OK. Cousin Debbie. If you
want these updated I will need new pictures, hint hint hint. rable people here? Lets see? Who are
they?
Now
these two kids where sent to us at Christmas time. Does anyone know who
they might be? I do! Maybe they would like to answer in the guest
book. 
In the Air National Guard unit I was a member of in Illinois, I
had the pleasure of deploying to Denmark. These next pictures will show
you a little of the county. We were at Karup Air Station. We had a
day or two to go sight seeing. It is a beautiful country. I was
tickled to go to Lego Land while I was there. The things you can do with Lego's.
Take a look:
The first picture is a collage of what you would typically
see. The houses have thatched roofs. I thought they were cool.
My supervisor Mike is standing at the end of an old WWl bunker. We passed
this used car lot on the way to visit some castles. The stone is an
entrance to a grave yard that consisted of mostly women and children. And
that motley crew at the top would represent the entire maintenance scheduling
crew.
The next picture is a turret tower. This is where you
would find the big guns peeking out of the window to the opposing forces.
European history is amazing. I have had the opportunity to visit Germany
and Denmark and both places, rich with history, are remarkable countries.
The 3rd and 4th picture are part of Lego Land. The band is
real but everything else except for the tourist taking pictures are made out of Lego's.
It is truly amazing.
Want
to go back to the place you started at?
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Book
Tyler
Craig
