We’re almost at the halfway mark for this month. Im almost able to say that another month has gone by and I survived this deployment…and life!
Things with the boys are still on a see-saw. I have no idea what’s going to come of the situation, but I’ve done my part so that’s all I can really do.
I’ve got some good news. Rumor has it that back in NY the FRG is preparing for the soldiers’ homecoming February 21st. Now im not going to hold my breath on this particular date, but I know me and some of the other wives are feeling pretty good about hearing this amazing news. You see, February is only about 4 months away, as opposed to waiting 6 months (because really this month is only 6 months down). So Feb. is definitely looking good.!
I know Aaron is definitely ready to be home. Every time we talk on the phone he tries to make plans for “When I get back…” It’s exciting but it also makes the time seem like it’s going slow on purpose just so 4 months will feel like 6.
Right now there is some good news from Afghanistan. Aaron is going to rank up to being a Specialist on November 1st. And also he isn’t going to be going on missions for at least two weeks. His job right now is CP, which is guarding the radios. He’s not working with his platoon, he’s working with the men on guard and making sure they change the radios out every few hours and making sure they get their meals and have enough water and stuff. He’s working different hours than his platoon, working all night and sleeping during the day, while they’re sleeping at night and going on missions during the day. But he says the men he’s working with on CP are really cool and he’s enjoying the change. Praise God, two weeks of not so much worry because he won’t be out on missions!
Im applying for college so I can take a few classes next semester at MCC. I’ll probably just be taking a few online classes so IF I end up moving up to NY when Aaron gets back home, it won’t be too much trouble and I can still complete the classes. Im ready to get my degree! The process my parents are going through with the adoption of my two little sisters, and the process that I’ve had to go through trying to help out my cousin’s two little boys with CPS has definitely made me want to hurry up and get my degree so I can go help children like these and doing it to the best of my ability.
My computer had been acting funny the past few months. Randomly beeping at me, freezing in the middle of some tasks, and just randomly not turning on or off when needed. My parents got their computer looked at and were told theirs was pretty much dead, and since we both had the same kind for the same amount of years and have put them through a lot (brownouts in Poland and moving them around for 6 years) it was inevitable that we were going to need new computers soon. So yesterday after looking for deals, my dad and I went out and bought laptops. One for me and one for my mom. So here I am, typing on my new laptop. And im so thankful to have one that’s not rude and beeping at me! Haha
I had a good talk with my friend Jessica this morning. It’s been a while since we’ve talked ever since she moved to Mississippi. But im so thankful for the conversation, and to hear that she’s doing well and is really happy being closer to her boyfriend and all.
Now if only I could get a call from my husband today, I’d say this has been a pretty amazing day!
Please continue to pray for the safety of my husband and all the other soldiers defending our country! May God bless them all!
This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
1 John 5:14-15
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
The End of My September
I finally took the plunge and bought a vacuum cleaner! I have only vacuumed my apartment twice since I’ve lived here (going on 6 months..) When I first got it I definitely vacuumed away!!! It made my apartment seem just like new! Now I definitely use it weekly!
I also got some blonde highlights in my hair…
I got a little carried away sending Aaron care packages this month…I think I sent him at least 10 if not more lol He was talking about how he wasn’t eating much lately and I felt bad, and don’t want him to die of starvation…so I went out and bought him a bunch of food…and some other stuff..
I write him a little something everyday and stick it in an envelope. I’ll wait at least a week and then I’ll send the letters together in a care package. These are what the envelopes look like
I had the girls over one day for a reward for not getting their colors changed at school…we painted and I sent the hand prints to Aaron
Amber and I celebrated her 24th birthday the weekend before her bday (which is Sept 16th) We had a great sister sister time. Loved it.
I kept Remington again…Cute little guy, we had so much fun. And thanks for my friends Tiffany and David Davlin, he got some new toys to play with and a new cute toybox to keep them in. He’s getting so big since the last time I saw him last month…
I had a litte too much fun too, playing with the dump trucks and toys, when he went down for his nap!
Poor Remi was sick again, so when he left, he definitely left his germs again. I got sick and was down for half the week starting Tuesday…
I got a call from Aaron on Monday and then I had a home study done that afternoon for my cousin’s little boys. I don’t know what’s going to happen with the home study because Aaron didn’t get a chance to contact the lady and she needed to talk to him before submitting it. Well, the satellites were down for a whole week so he didn’t get to talk to her and she had to submit it by Friday. So we’ll see how that goes. It’s all in God’s hands.
Since the satellites were down, that also means that I didn’t get to talk to him for a whole week. Thankfully I had another army wife who relayed a message that he was ok, and that the internet and phones were down that’s why he hadn’t gotten in contact with me (or the home study lady)
Last week it was kinda hard not getting to talk to him and not having any idea how he was doing, along with me being sick,but I made it through, and I got a call from him today! I went a whole week without breaking down! God is good…and gave me peace throughout the whole time.
Praise God!!
Also one of my best friends moved to Mississippi this month…so im sad but she seems happy, and hopefully when she comes home to visit we may get a chance to hang out again.
But anways, that’s the update of the rest of my September! Now, October has started….and I have a dentist appointment tomorrow…so prayers for that please cause I have to get a few fillings and im SO not good with shots!!
I also got some blonde highlights in my hair…
I got a little carried away sending Aaron care packages this month…I think I sent him at least 10 if not more lol He was talking about how he wasn’t eating much lately and I felt bad, and don’t want him to die of starvation…so I went out and bought him a bunch of food…and some other stuff..
I write him a little something everyday and stick it in an envelope. I’ll wait at least a week and then I’ll send the letters together in a care package. These are what the envelopes look like
I had the girls over one day for a reward for not getting their colors changed at school…we painted and I sent the hand prints to Aaron
Amber and I celebrated her 24th birthday the weekend before her bday (which is Sept 16th) We had a great sister sister time. Loved it.
I kept Remington again…Cute little guy, we had so much fun. And thanks for my friends Tiffany and David Davlin, he got some new toys to play with and a new cute toybox to keep them in. He’s getting so big since the last time I saw him last month…
I had a litte too much fun too, playing with the dump trucks and toys, when he went down for his nap!
Poor Remi was sick again, so when he left, he definitely left his germs again. I got sick and was down for half the week starting Tuesday…
I got a call from Aaron on Monday and then I had a home study done that afternoon for my cousin’s little boys. I don’t know what’s going to happen with the home study because Aaron didn’t get a chance to contact the lady and she needed to talk to him before submitting it. Well, the satellites were down for a whole week so he didn’t get to talk to her and she had to submit it by Friday. So we’ll see how that goes. It’s all in God’s hands.
Since the satellites were down, that also means that I didn’t get to talk to him for a whole week. Thankfully I had another army wife who relayed a message that he was ok, and that the internet and phones were down that’s why he hadn’t gotten in contact with me (or the home study lady)
Last week it was kinda hard not getting to talk to him and not having any idea how he was doing, along with me being sick,but I made it through, and I got a call from him today! I went a whole week without breaking down! God is good…and gave me peace throughout the whole time.
Praise God!!
Also one of my best friends moved to Mississippi this month…so im sad but she seems happy, and hopefully when she comes home to visit we may get a chance to hang out again.
But anways, that’s the update of the rest of my September! Now, October has started….and I have a dentist appointment tomorrow…so prayers for that please cause I have to get a few fillings and im SO not good with shots!!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
The Enemy Under My Feet (Psalm 91:13)
Psalm 91:13
You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
Today was an emotional rollercoaster. Just little things tended to happen that bugged me. First of all i got up late for church, got lost (how ironic cause ive been there a thousand times!) didn't make it in time to go in, i'd be too late. I had a little argument with my mother when i went over to my parent's house...and that's not even the biggest part of my day.
Well, today Aaron and i have been married for 6 months! :) I am celebrating it (even though tons of people tell me you only celebrate on the years) because im so happy to have found the love of my life at the age of 20 and wow!! 6 months! :D He told me he'd call me today...and when he didn't i got the feeling something came up. If he doesn't call, he at least writes me something on FB so i know he's ok...but he didn't today. So i prayed for him and missed him but all was ok...
I got home and kinda watched movies and sulked. Around 2 o'clock i got a phone call from my Key Caller (a lady from the army who keeps army spouses up to date on things during a deployment) She said that there was an "incident" that affected Bravo Battery (which is Aaron's battery) But because i was getting this call (and not the soldiers at my door) it meant that he was ok, but there would be more information about it through a "Red Message" and they would email it after all the other spouses had been contacted.
When she first called i didn't know what to think. She said there had been "an incident" and i imidiately felt like praying, but i didn't know for what. I knew in my heart and had peace that Aaron was ok, but who wasn't?
Later this afternoon i got the e-mail. A soldier had died.
I have no idea who this man was, but all i know is that when i saw his name, i immediately prayed for his family and their loss. And then, selfishly, i thanked God over and over again for protecting MY husband.
Tonight as i read through my Psalm 91 devotion, verse 13 spoke to me...
It's about fears that we have- our spiritual enemies, they may start out little and become big in our lives and once they become big they can create big problems. I thought about that little fear that's always deep in the back of my mind that Aaron might not come home to me. But this verse says that we have the authority to "tread" upon these fears, "the lion and cobra and serpent."
When i look back on today, when i got that phone call and i had peace in my heart that Aaron was ok, i feel like that was a moment where i trampled on/"treaded" on these fears that the enemy has placed in my head. The fear that Aaron might not come home to me.Yes,that could happen, he is a soldier and he's on a real battlefield. Not only a battlefield with humans, but also a spiritual one because he's a believer.
Instead of breaking down thinking the worst and worrying and keeping that worry on my top priority day after day that he may not come back to me, i believe that God has helped me have the peace to overcome that fear. I am treading on that fear. And i am proud to have that peace in my heart about God protecting Aaron.
Please pray for the soldier's family who died. This loss is a great one.
And please continue to pray for our soldiers' safety as they are in a very dangerous situation. [this situation today kinda made all the dangers of deployment life come to real life, there are people dying. Ive tried to ignore it but being an armywife now, i can't. You never really know until you're living it. I feel, even though i had never met this man, that he was a part of my family too just because he was a soldier.]
I've been fervently praying over the last few days, every chance i get, that Aaron and his group would be safe. That God would place a hedge of protection over them and i truely believe that God has been answering my prayers.
Thank you to everyone else who is praying for Aaron, and all the other soldiers out there. They all need it.
And prayer is powerful. It works!
*thanks for reading this really long post, hope it wasn't confusing, i think for the most part i just needed to get my thoughts and feelings down.
You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
Today was an emotional rollercoaster. Just little things tended to happen that bugged me. First of all i got up late for church, got lost (how ironic cause ive been there a thousand times!) didn't make it in time to go in, i'd be too late. I had a little argument with my mother when i went over to my parent's house...and that's not even the biggest part of my day.
Well, today Aaron and i have been married for 6 months! :) I am celebrating it (even though tons of people tell me you only celebrate on the years) because im so happy to have found the love of my life at the age of 20 and wow!! 6 months! :D He told me he'd call me today...and when he didn't i got the feeling something came up. If he doesn't call, he at least writes me something on FB so i know he's ok...but he didn't today. So i prayed for him and missed him but all was ok...
I got home and kinda watched movies and sulked. Around 2 o'clock i got a phone call from my Key Caller (a lady from the army who keeps army spouses up to date on things during a deployment) She said that there was an "incident" that affected Bravo Battery (which is Aaron's battery) But because i was getting this call (and not the soldiers at my door) it meant that he was ok, but there would be more information about it through a "Red Message" and they would email it after all the other spouses had been contacted.
When she first called i didn't know what to think. She said there had been "an incident" and i imidiately felt like praying, but i didn't know for what. I knew in my heart and had peace that Aaron was ok, but who wasn't?
Later this afternoon i got the e-mail. A soldier had died.
I have no idea who this man was, but all i know is that when i saw his name, i immediately prayed for his family and their loss. And then, selfishly, i thanked God over and over again for protecting MY husband.
Tonight as i read through my Psalm 91 devotion, verse 13 spoke to me...
It's about fears that we have- our spiritual enemies, they may start out little and become big in our lives and once they become big they can create big problems. I thought about that little fear that's always deep in the back of my mind that Aaron might not come home to me. But this verse says that we have the authority to "tread" upon these fears, "the lion and cobra and serpent."
When i look back on today, when i got that phone call and i had peace in my heart that Aaron was ok, i feel like that was a moment where i trampled on/"treaded" on these fears that the enemy has placed in my head. The fear that Aaron might not come home to me.Yes,that could happen, he is a soldier and he's on a real battlefield. Not only a battlefield with humans, but also a spiritual one because he's a believer.
Instead of breaking down thinking the worst and worrying and keeping that worry on my top priority day after day that he may not come back to me, i believe that God has helped me have the peace to overcome that fear. I am treading on that fear. And i am proud to have that peace in my heart about God protecting Aaron.
Please pray for the soldier's family who died. This loss is a great one.
And please continue to pray for our soldiers' safety as they are in a very dangerous situation. [this situation today kinda made all the dangers of deployment life come to real life, there are people dying. Ive tried to ignore it but being an armywife now, i can't. You never really know until you're living it. I feel, even though i had never met this man, that he was a part of my family too just because he was a soldier.]
I've been fervently praying over the last few days, every chance i get, that Aaron and his group would be safe. That God would place a hedge of protection over them and i truely believe that God has been answering my prayers.
Thank you to everyone else who is praying for Aaron, and all the other soldiers out there. They all need it.
And prayer is powerful. It works!
*thanks for reading this really long post, hope it wasn't confusing, i think for the most part i just needed to get my thoughts and feelings down.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Just Plain Tired...of it all...
So it’s been a long, lonely weekend. I’ve been overwhelmed with emotions. Mostly missing Aaron TERRIBLY! I can’t seem to push this feeling behind me. Im feeling clingy, but im left without my husband to cling to. He did call me Saturday morning. We talked for a while and it was Wonderful to hear his voice, but I haven’t heard from him since. I know him being in Afghanistan is a BIG deal, and I should be grateful I just heard from him….but I still feel like I need him right now. He seems to be the only one that can calm my heart and mind with all that’s going on (and everything that’s not going on) and I just want to be able to talk to him or just have him on the phone with me listening to the noise of the phoneline. I just want to feel that connection right now. I miss him. A LOT.
Im also tired of the negative comments coming from random people in the world and the supid judgemental things that seem to keep being said and happening to me. This one lady said "you're only 20 and he's in the army...honey, get ready, you'll be divorced in a few weeks."
Somone else..."newlyweds and military don't work"
...theres more but i won't go into that.
I'm tired of these people being so judgemental. Maybe it doesn't work for some people, but THOSE people are not ME AND AARON. I love him. He loves me. And we both love God. So, to all those negative people in the world... First of all, STOP talking to me. And secondly, WE WILL LAST!!! And last, STAY out of our business if you're not going to support us!!! (ok, sorry, i had to vent...)
Anyways....
My parents decided to take a mini-vacation. I offered to take care of the girls for a day while they went and had a day/night off. They definitely deserve this break!
Their energetic spirits (the girls’) have definitely kept me busy enough not to sulk about missing Aaron, but there’s still that feeling.—even more so at night-- I let the girls go outside for the afternoon and decided to take some pictures for my future scrapbooking needs (*Im thinking about signing up as a Creative Memories Consultant*) Here are two of my favorites I took of the girls interacting with each other….there were a lot more, but I didn’t want to put too many on here…the rest are on facebook.
So now I should go to bed. (if i can sleep....sleep has been a problem lately, AGAIN) I have a lot to do in the morning, getting them ready, making breakfast and lunches….hopefully I won’t make the girls late for school. :)
Im also tired of the negative comments coming from random people in the world and the supid judgemental things that seem to keep being said and happening to me. This one lady said "you're only 20 and he's in the army...honey, get ready, you'll be divorced in a few weeks."
Somone else..."newlyweds and military don't work"
...theres more but i won't go into that.
I'm tired of these people being so judgemental. Maybe it doesn't work for some people, but THOSE people are not ME AND AARON. I love him. He loves me. And we both love God. So, to all those negative people in the world... First of all, STOP talking to me. And secondly, WE WILL LAST!!! And last, STAY out of our business if you're not going to support us!!! (ok, sorry, i had to vent...)
Anyways....
My parents decided to take a mini-vacation. I offered to take care of the girls for a day while they went and had a day/night off. They definitely deserve this break!
Their energetic spirits (the girls’) have definitely kept me busy enough not to sulk about missing Aaron, but there’s still that feeling.—even more so at night-- I let the girls go outside for the afternoon and decided to take some pictures for my future scrapbooking needs (*Im thinking about signing up as a Creative Memories Consultant*) Here are two of my favorites I took of the girls interacting with each other….there were a lot more, but I didn’t want to put too many on here…the rest are on facebook.
So now I should go to bed. (if i can sleep....sleep has been a problem lately, AGAIN) I have a lot to do in the morning, getting them ready, making breakfast and lunches….hopefully I won’t make the girls late for school. :)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Growing Up
Wow, My little sisters are growing up so fast. This is their second week of school and they love it. I went with my mom and the girls on their first day of school. We walked them over to school and there we left them. I actually almost cried, because we were just leaving them in a new area all alone, they looked so small. But they were brave and sooo excited that morning!
I got to keep Remington for another few days. About 4 days or so. It was really nice to have his little energetic self running around this apartment, keeping me company and definitely on my toes!
Mom and i went to the pool and took him with us so we could do some laps. We got him a cute little float. He was quiet the whole time...i don't know what was goign through his little head in that "big bathtub" lol but overall i think he enjoyed himself. Aunt Rachel (mom) and i took turns supervising and playing with him while the other would go swim a few laps. It was fun. And he really enjoyed getting to play with Arianna and McKayla when they got home from school.
Such a sweet little boy, but wow! He has definitely grown since the last time i took care of him, and that was only a few weeks ago!
Aw i love this little guy!
Someone else who's growing up....AMBER
My sister is going to be 24 years old this month! I'm so proud of her. She's the best big sister any girl could ever ask for. I've known her for a little over 20 years, and gosh, we're always best friends forever NO MATTER WHAT!!! Can't wait to celebrate with her!
My best friend JESSICA is moving to Mississippi this month. I sure am gonna miss her....
AND... last but not least, There are 365 days in a year. And Aaron has been gone for 133! So we only have 232 days left until he gets to come home since his orders only allow him to be gone for a year and not longer. Im praying he gets home sooner than a whole year, but with only 8 months left, im glad this deployment has gone smoothly so far. I definitely feel that our relationship is stronger through this distance and stress of deployment. And we definitely couldn't be doing this great without God and the prayers and support of family and friends. Thank you.
**September 19th will be our 6 month anniversary**
I got to keep Remington for another few days. About 4 days or so. It was really nice to have his little energetic self running around this apartment, keeping me company and definitely on my toes!
Mom and i went to the pool and took him with us so we could do some laps. We got him a cute little float. He was quiet the whole time...i don't know what was goign through his little head in that "big bathtub" lol but overall i think he enjoyed himself. Aunt Rachel (mom) and i took turns supervising and playing with him while the other would go swim a few laps. It was fun. And he really enjoyed getting to play with Arianna and McKayla when they got home from school.
Such a sweet little boy, but wow! He has definitely grown since the last time i took care of him, and that was only a few weeks ago!
Aw i love this little guy!
Someone else who's growing up....AMBER
My sister is going to be 24 years old this month! I'm so proud of her. She's the best big sister any girl could ever ask for. I've known her for a little over 20 years, and gosh, we're always best friends forever NO MATTER WHAT!!! Can't wait to celebrate with her!
My best friend JESSICA is moving to Mississippi this month. I sure am gonna miss her....
AND... last but not least, There are 365 days in a year. And Aaron has been gone for 133! So we only have 232 days left until he gets to come home since his orders only allow him to be gone for a year and not longer. Im praying he gets home sooner than a whole year, but with only 8 months left, im glad this deployment has gone smoothly so far. I definitely feel that our relationship is stronger through this distance and stress of deployment. And we definitely couldn't be doing this great without God and the prayers and support of family and friends. Thank you.
**September 19th will be our 6 month anniversary**
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Comfort
I got a call from my husband this morning (who knew phone calls would be the thing i look forward to the most in life) :) well, GUESS WHAT??....he sounded HAPPY! :) Oh goodness, that's such a relief!! We had a good talk and it seems like he's seeing the light at the end of this long tunnel of a bad week. *and it even helped that he slept good last night for the first time in about a week. I hope and pray that the next few days keep getting better and betterfor him...
The sound of his happy voice on the other end of the phone gave me comfort..Aaron's going to be alright. This phone call just showed me again how God is bigger than anything that tries to stand in our way. And He's taking care of it all
Last night my heart was heavy. I was feeling helpless when it came to encouraging Aaron so, i started reading Ephesians. Ch. 1 verses 1-3. It was about blessings. And God has given us so many blessings. And needless to say, last night after reading about blessings, i was truely blessed.
I had started out trying to find a verse to send Aaron for encouragement but it turns out , going to God's Word is uplifting during every situation in life. (i've known this...just it takes a while for me to put it into practice sometimes)
I was comforted by what i read...
I SLEPT good last night! I gave everything to God before i went to bed so my heart was more relaxed, and yeah...yesterday evening my mom and i went to Anna's Linens and i bought two new pillows...so that could have helped alittle too :)
The sound of his happy voice on the other end of the phone gave me comfort..Aaron's going to be alright. This phone call just showed me again how God is bigger than anything that tries to stand in our way. And He's taking care of it all
Last night my heart was heavy. I was feeling helpless when it came to encouraging Aaron so, i started reading Ephesians. Ch. 1 verses 1-3. It was about blessings. And God has given us so many blessings. And needless to say, last night after reading about blessings, i was truely blessed.
I had started out trying to find a verse to send Aaron for encouragement but it turns out , going to God's Word is uplifting during every situation in life. (i've known this...just it takes a while for me to put it into practice sometimes)
I was comforted by what i read...
I SLEPT good last night! I gave everything to God before i went to bed so my heart was more relaxed, and yeah...yesterday evening my mom and i went to Anna's Linens and i bought two new pillows...so that could have helped alittle too :)
Friday, August 20, 2010
Boys and Life
Boys:
First off, i miss the love of my life. MY HUSBAND. This week has been a really rough week for him. I don't know all the details i think he's just emotionally and physically strained right now. Not getting much sleep and well...being in Afghanistan...it's got to be rough. Anyways, i've been feeling like i can't encourage him enough. And then it doesn't help that my phone has decided not to ring all the time, so i missed his 3 calls one day. 3 calls and it never rang...i just got a voicemail and Aaron seemed really down.
Today i almost missed him again, it was a God-thing that i walked in my room as my phone lit up saying "one missed call" and then THANKFULLY, he called right back. We talked for a while, but i can still tell that he's not himself, not happy and such.
If only there were a way to send a real hug to him. Just to go there give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek and say Everything's going to be alright. I think that's all he needs right now. But since i can't do that, im just going to ask for a lot of prayer for him.
I haven't been sleeping too well lately, i don't know if it's me or if it's me worrying about things or what...but it's getting rather annoying so im gonna ask for prayers about that too. I feel EXTREMELY tired lately and i don't know what to do about it, because i try to sleep but can't. And during the day im so tired, but ill make myself stay awake, but when night comes, no matter how sleepy i get, i'll still not sleep much. But who needs sleep anyway?
....Two other boys on my mind are my cousin's two little boys. Channing (3) and Remington (1). In June, the boys got placed with my grandparents under kinship care. My cousin is now supposed to go to rehab and get her act and house cleaned up and then she can get her boys back. Prayers for these two little boys is needed too. They miss their mama so bad.
Also for my cousin, she needs the strength to get through this stuff. And realize that she has two little boys who desperately need their mother! She's such a great girl, but got into a little trouble. Im praying that she can make things right again and get her boys back so they 3 can be a family again.
Well, my grandma hurt her shoulder two weeks ago, so i got to keep baby Remington for about a week. We had so much fun. He's a handful but such a sweet boy. Channing came to Waco for the weekend too. He enjoyed playing with my little sisters Arianna and McKayla. Arianna and him got along great especially since they're kinda clost in age 3 and 5. Channing is such a sweet boy too, so smart :)
I love all four of these kiddos.
Life:
My two little sisters are starting their new school Monday. They're going to Midway Elementary. McKayla will be in the 3rd grade and Arianna in Kindergarten. They're SO excited and can't wait for school to start.
My mom and i are a little excited too. It looks like we'll have a whole week to go swimming just the two of us and do laps and stuff at my pool and maybe get in a little mother-daughter shopping time without having to worry about two bored little girls causing chaos lol
Im not sure what my plans are for this fall. Looks like im too late on enrolling for college classes. But my plans are kinda in limbo right now. Im talking to some people about helping out with Channing and Remington, but if that doesn't come into play then i guess i'll be looking for a job. Lets just hope IF the second thing happens, that all the good jobs won't be taken by the college students that are coming back to town.
Anyways, that's my update for now...sorry no cool pictures or anything. Maybe next time.
First off, i miss the love of my life. MY HUSBAND. This week has been a really rough week for him. I don't know all the details i think he's just emotionally and physically strained right now. Not getting much sleep and well...being in Afghanistan...it's got to be rough. Anyways, i've been feeling like i can't encourage him enough. And then it doesn't help that my phone has decided not to ring all the time, so i missed his 3 calls one day. 3 calls and it never rang...i just got a voicemail and Aaron seemed really down.
Today i almost missed him again, it was a God-thing that i walked in my room as my phone lit up saying "one missed call" and then THANKFULLY, he called right back. We talked for a while, but i can still tell that he's not himself, not happy and such.
If only there were a way to send a real hug to him. Just to go there give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek and say Everything's going to be alright. I think that's all he needs right now. But since i can't do that, im just going to ask for a lot of prayer for him.
I haven't been sleeping too well lately, i don't know if it's me or if it's me worrying about things or what...but it's getting rather annoying so im gonna ask for prayers about that too. I feel EXTREMELY tired lately and i don't know what to do about it, because i try to sleep but can't. And during the day im so tired, but ill make myself stay awake, but when night comes, no matter how sleepy i get, i'll still not sleep much. But who needs sleep anyway?
....Two other boys on my mind are my cousin's two little boys. Channing (3) and Remington (1). In June, the boys got placed with my grandparents under kinship care. My cousin is now supposed to go to rehab and get her act and house cleaned up and then she can get her boys back. Prayers for these two little boys is needed too. They miss their mama so bad.
Also for my cousin, she needs the strength to get through this stuff. And realize that she has two little boys who desperately need their mother! She's such a great girl, but got into a little trouble. Im praying that she can make things right again and get her boys back so they 3 can be a family again.
Well, my grandma hurt her shoulder two weeks ago, so i got to keep baby Remington for about a week. We had so much fun. He's a handful but such a sweet boy. Channing came to Waco for the weekend too. He enjoyed playing with my little sisters Arianna and McKayla. Arianna and him got along great especially since they're kinda clost in age 3 and 5. Channing is such a sweet boy too, so smart :)
I love all four of these kiddos.
Life:
My two little sisters are starting their new school Monday. They're going to Midway Elementary. McKayla will be in the 3rd grade and Arianna in Kindergarten. They're SO excited and can't wait for school to start.
My mom and i are a little excited too. It looks like we'll have a whole week to go swimming just the two of us and do laps and stuff at my pool and maybe get in a little mother-daughter shopping time without having to worry about two bored little girls causing chaos lol
Im not sure what my plans are for this fall. Looks like im too late on enrolling for college classes. But my plans are kinda in limbo right now. Im talking to some people about helping out with Channing and Remington, but if that doesn't come into play then i guess i'll be looking for a job. Lets just hope IF the second thing happens, that all the good jobs won't be taken by the college students that are coming back to town.
Anyways, that's my update for now...sorry no cool pictures or anything. Maybe next time.
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