I will be the first to say that there are decisions made for my husband and my family based on the needs of the Marine Corps that I don’t agree with on a daily basis. I try to focus on all the blessings that we have because of the military. New places that I would have never seen, friends that become framily, traveling, an appreciation for selfless service, blooming where you are planted even if it is out of your comfort zone. (Just to name a few )
One thing that I cannot write off is missing family. My children miss their cousins that we may get to see once a year, we miss meeting new family members, mostly just miss what most families consider "normal" family experiences.
I am clinging to our recent family get together where we got to meet our 5 month old nephew and rekindle cousin relationships. We are not sure when we will all be in one place again since Hawaii, Texas, Missouri, and North Carolina are not geographically close to one another but we are thankful for the memories made and strengthened relationships.
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| Isn't he just the sweetest thing? |
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| The sweet sounds of giggles, play screams, hugs, and sweet conversations are still ringing in my head! |
.....the last 2 shots from Easter. These are from our Easter night potluck.
Yep Kendall was the only girl & the only child crying....that's our girl!
Some of our friends
We had such a great Easter minus Ben not being here. Our church is growing in leaps and bounds. We had 247 children between ages birth-3 then over 2100 for our worship services. God is good!
We had a wonderful potluck dinner on Sunday night. Thanks again Karen and Marek! What a beautiful home you have!!
We hope you all had a wonderful, blessed Easter as well!!
....when you ask Kendall.....
....to go check on her little brother for you.
Anyway, I am still not quite certain how she managed to get into the crib but there she was for all to see!
I just wanted to share my good mood with everyone. I spent 3.5 glorious hours to myself today getting a haircut & highlights then a pedicure. Thanks again to Melissa who made this possible! If the day wasn't already filled with a wonderful blessings (in the form of a break from the kids) for me...Ben called while I was under the dryer to tell me that they are under motion and on their way home!! Can I get a WHOOP?!?! He will not make it for Easter but just knowing that he is on the way has taken a huge weight off of my shoulders. Please pray that the aircraft holds it together enough to get back to NC without breaking again!
WHOOP!
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
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