On our own again!

We finally found a place that we love and can afford. We are moving into a beautiful townhome that seems perfect for our little family. I am so grateful to have parents who allowed us to live with them (for free might I add) while we got back on our feet. Switching from Army life to civilian, but God is good, and he always provides! Hope everyone has a happy Halloween.

sickly family!

So it's official everyone I know is sick with something. The majority being swine flu. My immediate family has gotten off lucky it seems. Kaylee has strep throat and I have bronchitis. Who knows what TJ has he hasn't been to the dr. Hopefully everyone starts to get better, and we can get back to our lives and enjoy this fall weather instead of being cooped up in the house. Well off to rest a little Hope all is well in your world!

6 months have flown by.

Happy birthday Kaylee Marie! She is 6 months old today, and I can't believe it. It seems like yesterday I was holding her in my arms in the hospital. Looking down at this beautiful baby that had lived in side of me for the past 9 and 1/2 months. So much has happened in the last 6 months and she is growing so fast. As I write this she is playing inher bounce bounce babbling to herself. She loves baby dolls and stuffed animals and she laughs a lot. Everyday my little miracle amazes me, and I thank God for blessing us with her.

On a sadder note, tonight we are leaving to make the 15 hour trip to Florida. I wish this trip was for a happy reunion to meet up with our ranger family, but we have to lay to rest one of our own. Please keep us all in your prayers.

so goes the life of a (former) ranger wife

This has been one of the hardest weeks we have had in recent months. Which is saying a lot with everything that has gone on in our lives. The death of our friend and the constant hope that our other friends will not only survive but return and thrive in life, has sent us on an emotional rollercoaster. Rangers, as my fellow wives now, don't really show emotion; Ranger wives however show LOTS of emotion. This makes for a hard time moving on from the loss of a friend. I wish that I could make things better for our guys, make it easier, make them feel less guilt and sadness. I also wish that they would understand that they can show weakness to us, they can admit they are sad and not just angry. I hope that when we all see each other this weekend, we can use it as a time of healing, and rejoice together, celebrating the life of our Airborne Ranger in the Sky Rob.

A hard night

So tonight has been a rough one. During my small group for church I got a call from a friend of mine, letting me know a good friend had been KIA. I am shocked and saddened by the news, but at the same time sooo grateful that God gave me my husband back safe and sound. We made it through a few deployments with no injury, and I thank God for that. I am sending prayers out to my ranger family. I love you guys.
Rob you were an amazing man. Brave, strong, caring, and your most endearing quality your sense of humor! You will be missed. RLTW