Milspouse Holiday Blog Swap!

Hello, my lovely readers! Today I - along with several other Milies - am participating in a holiday blog swap hosted by the lovely Wife on the Roller Coaster! I'm very excited to be participating in this lovely little holiday-themed event! As I said before, a bunch of Milies are swapping blogs today so be sure to click this cute little button and check out all the swapping that's going on! 

I have the pleasure of hosting Mrs. P from A Little Pink in a World of Camo today! When I got word she'd be taking over my blog for a day, I was a little more than excited. ;-) I've been reading her blog for only...forever, and I love connecting with my favorite bloggers! She's prepared a great post for you guys today, so be sure to leave her lots of love here! 


And don't worry, you're not missing out on what I have to say about the holidays. You can check my post out over at Max & Kaylee. {Thanks for hosting me, Kaylee!}

Now, without further ado, here is Mrs. P's post. Merry Christmas!!

The Places of Christmas

It's no secret that I have been on the go-go lately. Most recently, I've been in the Lake Geneva area of Wisconsin, the glitzy city of Los Angeles California, and my home town of Aberdeen, Maryland.  I would really like to share with you the difference in decoration but still the presence of holiday cheer in Wisconsin and Los Angeles.

For Wisconsin, I happened to be there the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and a few days after. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Wisconsin embraced the holiday spirit early and whole heartedly. Lights were already appearing on houses in the days nearing Thanksgiving. For an area that is much less urban than what I am used to it was surely lit up like a city. My nearly two year old daughter loved the lights, it is so exciting to watch her face lighting up just as much as the lights make the houses sparkle. We were only there a few days after Thanksgiving, but the town really came to life as soon as one holiday was over, it was embracing the next. As a resort town, Lake Geneva's many inns, spas, and resorts came alive with holiday spirit. These grand buildings were decked out head to toe (er… roof to sidewalk?) in lights announcing Christmas is on it's way! The little towns were even adorned with lights and garlands on awnings and street lights, almost like something you'd see in a Christmas storybook. My favorite by far was the Geneva Grand resort. Upon entering the Geneva Grand, a lit sign welcomed you with the message "Christmas in the Country." As you drive up toward the main building, you pass all sorts of lighted holiday friends. As we went by the lighted 12 days of Christmas, we all sang along. We saw an elf summersaulting onto a house, a reindeer jumping over a pond, Santa golfing, and a holiday castle, to name a few more. At the end of the drive of lights, we reached the main building that was elegantly done in white lights with touches of blue. In front of the main building was a huge Christmas tree that, of course, we had to take pictures in front of. The good part was we got to pass through the drive of lights on the way back out to the main road and pass all the houses lit up on the way back home. The last evening we were there, a light snowfall took over the area and I got to see what all the hype was with "you should see the lights when it snows." Beauty doesn't even touch it, and the spirit of Christmas shone from the buildings and reflected in the falling flakes. It was our trip to Wisconsin that really started getting me into the holiday spirit and start decorating my own home.

During my trip to LA, I was surprised with all the holiday spirit in that city. I kind of mistakenly assumed that a city like Los Angeles, in sunny California, would be lackluster on the holiday decor and I was happily proven wrong. It wasn't the classic and timeless decorations that graced Wisconsin, but a more modern Christmas/holiday spirit that seemed to thrive in this city. As we drove the roads of downtown LA, the trees were lit in a bluish/white light with little lights the seemed to be falling from the trees (one of the coolest light tricks I've seen and I wish I could copy it for my own decorations). It was like tiny stars dripping in the trees and was really cool. In LA Live! there was a carnival set up (which is more of a summery activity to me) but a very neat addition to this carnival was the ice skating rink. I was super surprised to see ice skating outside in LA. Even though it was pretty chilly the weekend we were there, it was still a pleasant surprise and I loved watching the skaters, even some in tee-shirts twirling around the ice. In the middle of the carnival was a neon lit Christmas tree, definitely not traditional Christmas but still pretty cool. In my hotel, there was a huge Christmas tree with presents collected by the Marine Reserves for Toys for Tots. That was one of the first things I saw when I arrived at the hotel, in fact, was the Marines standing there collecting the toys beneath this ginormous tree. In another corner of the hotel lobby was a huge menorah with blue and silver packages underneath. None of the lights were lit yet, but I think it's safe to assume they will light one on each day of Hannukah (at least, that'd be the cool thing to do). While it was a less traditional Christmas scene than I might be used to, even Los Angeles was all decked out for the holidays. 

Being in these cities has really prepped me for the holidays. I'm so excited to get home and finally get our  decorations up and our Christmas on in our house. I bet the baby will be super excited when it's done, too, because she LOVES Christmas decorations, we've learned. I am also inspired by tons of hand made Christmas decorations and gifts on Pinterest. I can not wait to get started. I hope everyone out there is having fun getting all decked out in the holiday spirit, I'd love to see what you've done (and maybe steal some of your ideas - just saying')!

Big thanks to Mrs. G.I. Joe for letting me have a bit of her space today and patiently dealing with my horrible procrastination. You rock girl!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a prosperous New Year to you all!!

Semper Fi,

Mrs. P

What a Day!

Today has been quite the surprisingly great day! Until a few minutes ago, that is. More on that in a little bit.

My morning wasn't really all that special... I got up, had breakfast and got ready to go to church. I even wore some of my new clothes! It's nothing to wear shorts to church here, so I wore my lovely bermuda shorts and that purple top. Love! Anyway. I always expect church to be good. It's rare that I go to an "eh" service. Today was definitely on the uh.maz.ing. side. =)


The title of his sermon today was "It's Hammer Time!" All of you 80s folks, my pastor walked onstage to that song... You know the one. ;-) I was dying laughing. Our pastor is pretty awesome. Anyway, he preached on Judges 4. To give you the rundown of the story, it starts off with yet another war between the Israelites and another nation. The prophet in this story was a woman. *gasp* *shock* God used a woman?! {Sometimes I really wonder how our ancestors got the idea that women should be utterly silent and do nothing church-related. Moving on.} The prophet tells the military leader that he would win this battle, but the victory would be by the hands of another woman. *gasp* Long story short, they fight the battle and the leader of the other nation escapes, into the tent of a woman several miles away. The woman allows him in (big no-no because she was married), gives him milk to drink, covers him with a blanket and lets him sleep. But instead of keeping a man in her tent who shouldn't be there (and chances are she had no idea who he was or what he just escaped) she killed him in his sleep. With a stake and hammer. Right through his temple. 


The lesson of this story is: What do we let into our own tents? Our tents are our homes, our bodies, our minds, the way we see things, the computer, the TV, etc. Anything that shouldn't be here. If we start to let something - anything - that is the least bit compromising into our "tents" we begin to let it stay and get more comfortable. After a while, we don't even notice it. As he kept preaching, I realized that God was trying to get me to realize that I'd compromised my thinking. What I've been sharing with you about my "thought closet." I've been letting so many bad ideas, thoughts, words of others into my head over the years that I just stopped noticing it. Worse, I've taken over the job of beating myself up. As I sat there and realized he was talking to me...I realized He was talking to me. I realized (as the pastor was speaking) that God wanted me to get rid of this bad habit, once and for all. No more compromising, no more. I need to do exactly what that women in Judges did - kill it. And then I need to do a better job of protecting my tent from now on. {I urge you to listen to his message here if you get a chance. I'm sure it will bless you as much as it has me. It will be the first one on the list, dated April 10, as soon as they link it up.}


As the service ended, my pastor prayed... He prayed for the military - that we would enjoy our time together and that he would protect those serving abroad... It touched my heart so much. Then, he prayed for people wanting to have babies. I know his message was directed at those struggling with infertility, but I felt like he was praying for me too. I know I say that I have baby fever, but I think it's more than that. I desire to have a baby, to feel it move in my belly, to nurture it, to share that with my husband... I want that so much. And I know that God has put that desire in me. I seriously cried... But overall, I just felt so much peace and joy at the end of the service today. Man, did God ever do some work on me today! It was so stinkin' awesome!! 


This afternoon, I texted the fabulous Annie to see if she would like to come over for dinner and Army Wives. Best idea I've had in a while. She immediately agreed and I was excited! I rarely have company and I really like hanging out with her. =) And she lives close, so that's definitely a bonus! Did I mention her hubby is deployed too? I ran to the shopette for a pizza and she baked some chocolate chip cookies! Can you say "awesome?" We chatted, watched the - yet again - tearful Army Wives...and chatted some more. Oh, and Jasper bugged the heck out of her. Not only did he beg food, at one point he had all his toys on her lap!! Crazy puppy. Good thing she likes dogs!! Basically, we had a fabulous evening and ate some definitely unhealthy - but yummy! - food. =) Oh, and one of the birds that lives in the eaves near my front door kinda attacked her. I think we may have scared it out of its mind. The birds aren't used to me having people over...especially not after dark! Haha! =)


Ok, so the not-so happy thing... One of my favorite bloggers posted a very sad post tonight. It was written as a suicide note, but according to an anonymous commenter (who I think is an MP) she is actually okay. However, she is going through a really rough time in her life right now. She really needs our support. Please just check out her post and leave her some love so that she knows we're all here for her. She's currently in the hospital, hopefully getting the help she needs. But we need to let her know that we're here for her when she returns to the blogging world. 

Terrific Thursday!

I had such a great, busy day. I'm so tired I can hardly believe I'm still awake. I am a night owl, though, so I probably shouldn't be surprised. =P

This morning began with a lot of rushing and a little bit of frustration all balled into one. I got up a little early, hoping that I'd get to talk to my hubby before rushing off to the spouses' club luncheon. I had to be there early because I was going to be working a table for voting on our little constitution. Anyway. I waited, and waited... I had breakfast and waited some more. I complained to my bestie. I waited some more. Finally, I set him a message saying what I was going to be up to for the day. I found out tonight that there was a power outage. Go figure.

The rushing around was mainly due to the fact that we were supposed to dress in our "favorite" decade for the luncheon. Well, I wasn't about to buy an outfit/costume just for the luncheon. I figured I'd find something in my closet. Around this time last night, I was running around my house trying to put an outfit together. By this morning, I had basically figured it out but I wasn't too happy with it. I had decided on the '50s since I have a '50s-ish dress. I did some Googling, rummaging and lots of hair-curling and finally wound up with this:

This was taken after the luncheon, so my hair is less curly in the photo. I was seriously running out the door this morning so no time for a photo op. Sad face. Oh, and I wore these shoes:

I thought it worked for the '50s. I think there were 3 people dressed in '50s style: me, Chantal and another lady. Chantal and I decided that I was dressed for a wedding/party (in the '50s of course), she was dressed to go to the ice cream parlour and the other lady was a teenager (she was wearing a poodle skirt). The luncheon was super fun. We learned some dance moves, which was pretty fun. I'm just about the world's worst dancer. I can find the beat, I can count it for you but moving my feet and hips at the same time? Ha. My husband? Awesome dancer. He tried to teach me the Waltz once... I stepped on his feet a bazillion times. *sigh* Anyway, not the point. We had good food, danced and got prizes!! This is what I won:

Yay for Scentsy!! I put like 3 tickets in for that thing. Sooo glad I did! =D

It's a plug in. =) Very Hawaii, too. I'm thinking it'll go in the hallway.

I got this scent with it, but I'm not a fan. I'll be purchasing a different one soon. =)

After the luncheon, I suggested that Chantal and I hit up a surfing competition in Haleiwa! (Don't try to pronounce that in your head... Just don't. ;-)) By the time we got there - like after 2 - it was pretty much over for the day, but I did catch some pictures. It was pretty fun too! They're supposed to be back at it again on Sunday and I really want to go. I mean, why not?! I'm in Hawaii and when am I going to have this chance again? {This is the Army... We can't count on being here too long. =P}

The photos I took aren't that great. I left my camera at home, so they're phone pictures. Plus, the weather wasn't too awesome today... It's a little hard to distinguish the water from the sky. Hopefully, you'll be able to see the guys in the water. You can always click on the picture to make it bigger too. 

Cool, right?! I was so excited to go! I think next time we go, we'll need to get better seats. =) Although, because we were so late we got a pretty awesome parking spot. I guess it evened out. And by the time we were heading out, it was starting to rain. Perfect timing! After that, we ran by an ice cream shop in Halewia... Yum!! We both got Chocolate Macadamia Nut ice cream in waffle bowls... Chocolate just makes everything better. Especially knees that hurt because of less-than-perfect weather. (It's raining now - FINALLY - so that helps too.)

As I was talking to a friend of mine from home [who just met up with my bestie], I realized how much I love and appreciate the friends I've made here. She mentioned how great it was to have someone just completely understand what you're going through - what your life is like. Immediately I thought, "Yep. I totally know that feeling" and all I could think of are the girls I get together with once a week for dinner. Their hubbies are deployed too. I just love it. I honestly wouldn't have met them if I hadn't met up with Chantal a couple of months ago for this whole spouses' club thing. I'd probably be ok, but I'd be much less ok than I am now. I don't hang out with them all the time, I don't talk to them 24/7 but just knowing that they're here for me and they know exactly what I'm going through helps so much. 

All in all, it was a pretty stinkin' great day! And if you wanna see a decent photo of me and Chantal at the surfing competition today (as if you need more proof I was there =P) you can check out her blog. =)

The post for the Fall Foto Contest will be up tomorrow (well, later today for most of you) and I will attempt to keep the poll open longer. Honestly, I haven't figured out what time zone the poll thinks I'm in. I'm pretty sure it has a mind of its own. So, keep an eye out for this week's photos and be prepared to vote! =D

Leave the Drama at the Theater

Due to the apparent trouble I've caused by posting this, the original content is being deleted. I had no idea that my own thoughts and feelings would cause such a stir.


For those of you who have read for a long time and know me, you know that it was not my intention to cause a stir but to prod us all to be a little more considerate of each others' situations. I honestly didn't think that I complained about my husband's internet connect so much, but it has been brought to my attention that I do. 


I refuse to keep defending myself because I shouldn't have to. 


This is my blog. It contains my thoughts and feelings. If you don't want to read about my issues and complaints during this deployment or about other things in my life, you're not required to follow me. I won't take it personally.

All For One, and One For All!

Can I just say how much I love being a part of this milspouse blogging community?! I think today we have seen the outpouring of love and support for one of our own.

For the past few days, Mrs. GI Joe has been battling the dreaded Anonymous commenter on her blog. The post originated way back in March, but apparently this nasty commenter went surfing through her blog. The content of the post really doesn't matter. What does matter is that this commenter - who later referred to herself as Mrs. GI Jack - was determined to cut Mrs. GI Joe down for her beliefs, opinions and feelings. Feelings that any one of us would have had if we had been in Mrs. GI Joe's shoes.

Not only did she cut down Mrs. GI Joe, but she continued to do so in several comments. After each one, Mrs. GI Joe and her husband attempted to shut down the commenter by being civil and trying to help them understand the reasoning behind the post. In the end, the nasty commenter decided to tell Mrs. GI Joe that she and her husband needed to grow up. That she and her husband were just trying to give GI Joe and Mrs. GI Joe [unsolicited] opinions that "most people have to pay" for.

Sweet, isn't it?

I find it difficult to believe that this woman and her husband would willingly put down another member of the military community. We ALL go through deployments. We ALL struggle to deal with them in our own ways. How dare they come into her "realm" of the blogosphere and tell her how to feel?! Even IF she had acted (or said things) immaturely, it's HER blog. She was stating HER feelings and HER reactions. What difference does it make how someone else views that situation?! Disagreeing is fine - allowed, even. But, if the only way you can share your opinion is to cut someone else down, my advice is for you to stay away from those of us who aren't afraid to tell you to leave our friends and our blogs alone.

The reason we have blogs is so that we can get our thoughts and feelings out there. And maybe, in the process of things, we make new friends. New friends who understand what we're going through. New friends who are there for us when we're having a weak moment. NOT people who only read and comment so that they can tear us down to feel better about themselves.

If you are a person who gets their "kicks" by tearing other people down, I have some advice for you:

1. Reevaluate yourself. If you need to kick other people to feel better about yourself, then it's YOU who needs to change.

2. Stay away from the milspouse community online. If you hit one of us, you hit US ALL.

Mrs. GI Joe is a dear friend of mine, even though we've never met in person. She doesn't deserve to be treated like this. In fact, no one deserves this kind of treatment. If you would like to read her post and the comments, just click here.

If you agree with me (and pretty much everyone else...), let's no longer allow rude anonymous commenters to be heard on our blogs. If you have something to say, I believe that you can do it tactfully. If you can do it tactfully, what's the harm in putting your name with it?!




I think our milspouse motto should be that of The Three Musketeers:

{Yes, I did use a phrase from a group that may or may not have existed in history. Yes, I did use a picture of my husband and I. =P}

Uh.Maz.Ing. Day

I've had so many bad and blah days in the last several weeks, but today was definitely NOT one of them. Maybe I was due for a good one? =)

The day started off at 0600 when I attempted to talk to Joe. His internet has been seriously sketchy lately and it's worse at that hour. So, after about 30 minutes of frustration and waiting I gave up and went back to sleep. I slept pretty soundly too. =) Anyway, after breakfast and a shower, I headed out to meet Chantal {from A Blog a Day While You're Away} for my very first spouse's club luncheon.

There was a big sign up event a few weeks ago that I completely forgot about, but Chantal was nice enough to add me as a guest for today's luncheon so I could go and see what it's all about. We met up at 1030 and looked around at several vendors' booths before heading inside. I also met a few of her friends. =) During the luncheon, I got a whole bunch of information and met several sweet ladies. I had SUCH a great time!! All the ladies I met were super nice, the food was good (always a bonus), and well, it just seemed like a great way to get out and see FACES! I have a hard time really getting out and about...it's part of that whole introverted/shy thing.

So, after finding out about all the things I can sign up to do within the spouse's club, I was sold. Immediately after the luncheon, I signed up and also signed up to do a few things that they offer...like the book club. =) I haven't really read much lately, but I do like to read and I love talking about the books I've read. Plus, I heard that a historical fiction book is in the near future... ;-) And you all know how much I love me some historical fiction! Hehehe.

While I was signing up [and playing with babies], I got invited to go to a Pampered Chef party hosted by one of Chantal's friends. This was just a continuation of the awesomeness!! Not only were there kitchen gadgets, but there was some really good wine, food and girl talk involved!!! =D I found a new wine I like, which is always a bonus for my hubby, Mr. Wine Connoisseur. Seriously, there was some great girl talk happenin' tonight. I soooo missed that! I do have other friends here, but...I don't know... Maybe I'm actually coming out of my introverted shell and enjoying new people. =) Their hubbies are deployed too, so I'm sure that might have had something to do with it. I ordered a few things, too. Unfortunately, after the party, I got an email from Joe telling me that I could spend as much as I wanted to at the party. Serious sad faces. I soooo could have spent more money!!!!

I can't tell you how excited I am to have met more friends!! {Well, I hope they're going to be friends with me. LOL!} I've also been invited to dinner on Saturday. Sooo excited about that! I may have to miss a football game, but as long as I can see my Sooners play I'll be alright. Hehe . =)

I finished the day with a Skype talk (audio, no video *sigh*) with my hubby. I wish his internet would cooperate. I was super excited about my day and really wanted to share it with him. I did, but it just took about 9 times longer than usual. I suppose it doesn't really matter, though. I did get to talk to him. I did have a fantastic day. I did meet some great people. I am looking forward to future meetings and girl talk sessions. =) It's nice to hang out with other people who are going through the same thing I am. Makes me feel less alone...and less crazy. =P

Hope y'all had a great day too! If you didn't, cheer up! It's almost the weekend!!

What Does It Mean, Really?

To be a Military Spouse; what does it mean?

It means that those vows I took almost 2 years ago are more real to me than ever. Especially the "'til death do us part" portion.

It means that I get to live what most women would die before doing - having a long distance relationship with my husband.

It means supporting my husband. I may not like that his job requires him to leave and be put in danger, but he needs my support.

It means meeting officers, supporting all our military members, and defending them to the general public because they are now my brothers and sisters.

It means washing ACUs, finding the velcro patches, buying new boots, and missing all of those things when he leaves.

It means learning a new language - Army speak.

It means translating this new language to both our families and friends.

It means learning to lean on God more because He's the one who keeps my husband safe and carries me through it all.

It means moving to a different time zone, state, or country.

It means having sad days, bad days, and great days...all in the same week.

It means phone calls from "unknown" and my heart skipping a beat just because I can hear his voice.

It means getting a letter from him in the mail and sitting down immediately to read it and find out how he is.

It means writing to him every night just so I feel like I've talked to him.

It means that I have to work out every day just to get through the anger and sadness. (Which, thank God, also leads to a smaller waist!)

It means holding my puppy (because we don't have babies) and crying...while he's trying to scramble out of my arms to play.

It means thanking God that my Soldier is safe, when many others never made it home to hug their families.

It means telling Joe that I love him 9 million times a day because I don't know when the last time will be.

It means praying and hoping and hoping and praying.

It means putting on a brave face because I don't want him to see that I'm really falling apart.

It means telling him everything is fine and that I can handle it when I really can't.

It means that it is very possible that I will give birth to our children without my best friend and love of my life present. It means I may have to single-handedly raise our children for one year a time.

It means that I cry when I hear the Star Spangled Banner playing and see the flag waving in the air.

It means that while the Army calls me a "dependent," I have to be independent. An independent, married woman.

It means becoming "Mrs. Fix It" and bug killer even though I hate doing those chores.

It means being part of a sisterhood that you're not in, 'til you're in it. Being in this sisterhood is possibly the best part of being a Military Spouse. This sisterhood goes beyond blood, branch and rank. It offers more love, support, and amazing friendship than I ever could have imagined. I am thankful and proud to be a part of this sisterhood.

This is what being a Military Spouse means to me.

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Milspouse Appreciation Day

Happy Milspouse Appreciation Day to all of you ladies (and gents, if there are any)!

First, I want to say a huge thank you to all of you who commented yesterday. You have no idea how much that helped! I'm so thankful to have such a great group of strangers bloggie milspouse friends who have been there. I wish I'd found y'all sooner!! It would have made BCT sooo much easier! But, I'm thankful I found you anyway. I don't know what I'd do without you!! (((hugs)))

Most of you have been through multiple deployments, have had children without your husband there, have played Mommy and Daddy while your husband was away, and have been heroes. I know that our husbands are the real heroes for risking their lives for our safety, but to our children we are heroes too. (I say "we" because I am going to have kids one day. =)) Our children will remember the way we "kept it together," cried with them, held them, loved them, attended all their games, recitals, etc., and did the 9 million things it takes to run a household all without Daddy.  They may not realize it now, but one day they will.

You ladies give me hope. Hope that I can - like you - make it through the D-word. Hope that I won't waste away while he's gone. Hope that I will be ok.

So, to all of you who aren't newbies like me milspouses: thank you. Thanks for your support and your sacrifice. I hope you all get to do something fun today! You deserve it!

Love and hugs,

Prayers

Today, after reading several blogs, I found some very sad news that no military wife ever wants to hear for herself or her friends. One of my lovely followers, Mrs. P, lost her husband. From what I can tell [because I have not previously been a follower of her blog], her husband had been in Afghanistan for about 3 months. He was killed when the vehicle he was in flipped. I don't know all the details, and she gives a little bit more information in her post.

What I do know is that this precious woman - who should never have to go through anything like this - needs our prayers. I can't even fathom how distraught I would be if something happened to my hubby. We don't even have children. (Mrs. P has one baby girl.) My heart hurts for her and her little one. As my hubby is away right now, I want so badly to see him and cuddle him for a while. I plan on doing exactly that tomorrow when he gets home. You know, I don't even know Mrs. P all that well and I am sitting here crying for her over the loss of her soul mate. She will definitely be in my prayers. I ask that all of you who will read this will keep her in yours as well. Most of you are also milspouses, and know that this is our worst fear come to fruition.

If your husband (boyfriend, or fiance) is at home tonight, give him the biggest hug and kiss ever and don't let him get far from you. Remind him just how much you love him, because you might not get the chance again. I think it is truly sad that we take them a little for granted while they're here with us. Sometimes it takes this kind of shock to our system to make us realize that our husbands do have a dangerous job, and that God has only given them a certain amount of time to be here with us on this earth.

 No matter what though, I have to believe that God has bigger and better plans for us even when the storms come in our lives. He tells us that himself. It's one of my favorite verses. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  (Jeremiah 29:11) Most importantly, I know that God is here with me through everything. Through my sad times, my angry times, and happy times. He's here. I wrote about this not too long ago. You may not know this, but I write for a Christian website that targets women. It's called A Virtuous Woman. I encourage you to stop by. It's been great for me to read, as well as to write for. My most current article talks about the Promises of God. You see, God never promised us that living life for Him would be easy, but he did make us some other pretty awesome promises.

 I will leave you with this for the evening, and hope that you will continue to pray for Mrs. P and her daughter during this incredibly sad time.

Psalm 34: 17-19

         The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
       he delivers them from all their troubles.

       The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
       and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

        A righteous man may have many troubles,
       but the LORD delivers him from them all;