Heavy Heart

This morning, I can NOT stop the tears. My husband, Double, left for summer camp for the Army National Guard last Saturday. A few days ago he called me and I could tell he was a little shaken up. He told me of a soldier that had been killed in Afghanistan. He served two deployments... the first on he deployed with Double to Iraq. The second, he deployed with my brother in law Kevin (Double's brother) to Qatar and Kuwait. After those deployments, he went into Active Duty. Which is why he was deployed a third time to Afghanistan. I could be wrong, but I believe he was killed by a bombing of some sort. He was only 25 years old and left behind a wife AND two sons. I absolutely can not imagine what his wife is going through right now. My heart aches for her and his family. His body is scheduled to arrive in Enterprise this morning at 9:15....only 15 minutes from right now. I pray for strength and comfort for his family and the God wraps his arms around them in this time of need. I also want to say that I take so much pride in our Armed Forces. They risk their lives and many lose their lives for ME. I think we all take for granted what goes on in this war. The media is too concerned about which celebrity is going to jail, having a baby, gaining weight, whatever the case may be. It is our SOLDIERS who are the real celebrities. They are the ones who deserve our attention and praise. So, please just take a minute and say a prayer for SPC Andrew Hand and all of our fallen Soldiers. And when you see a soldier, let them know how grateful you are that they risk their lives to protect yours. I promise they will appreciate it. God Bless America and God Bless our Soldiers!

What I've been up to...

Laura, Holly and I have been cutting and painting like crazy!

Obviously...this is before the center is cut out of the Alpha & Delta!








This is where the magic happens .... :)

Of course, no painting project is complete without our special helper :)