Brian came home on May 7th and the boys and I are so excited to have him home! It is a little hard though knowing that Brian's friend, Tony Capra, should have been returning to his wife and 5 children also. He never made it home. He was killed working on an IED on April 9th. Brian and I bought tickets today(thanks mom!) to go visit Arlington where Tony's body was laid to rest. We will also be meeting his wife while we are there, which is going to be such an honor.
We are all doing well. Nathan loves Brian holding him. Samuel and Josiah fight over who gets to sit on Daddy's lap. =) Jacob is enjoying showing Brian all the things he has learned, and is loving the praise from his loving Daddy =)
I will be posting pics soon. I love you all
~Amber
Friday, May 9, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
one more week
The anticipation is growing and growing. My husband, whom I have not seen in almost 6 months, due to his deployment to Iraq, will be returning in one week. My heart is filled with joy, and I almost can not believe he will be here with us again. The boys miss him so badly, and I find myself having to be careful with talking about his return. They just don't understand time yet. I tell them only 3 more weeks, and they say, "but you said only one more". Well, I then have to explain to them that there is 4 weeks in a month so 3 weeks is actually less time then one month, and my middle two just look at me like I'm crazy. I give up. =)
I have this long to-do-list of things that I want to get done before my dear hubby arrives, but I find myself having to be reminded that although those things are important, the most important is being full of joy and peace when he returns. So I will be praying for the next week that God will help me to joyfully and peacefully accomplish these tasks. =)
Well, I have already stayed up way past a decent bed time already, so I better go get some rest. My days of staying up late and sleeping in late have been over a long time now. Having 4 small children, well, that just makes sleeping in close to impossible. And although that is true, I still have such a hard time getting to bed at a decent hour. And it's pretty pathetic when midnight is a decent hour to me! I'm hoping that that will change when Brian comes home. We'll see what kind of crazy schedule his body is on when he comes home =)
I have this long to-do-list of things that I want to get done before my dear hubby arrives, but I find myself having to be reminded that although those things are important, the most important is being full of joy and peace when he returns. So I will be praying for the next week that God will help me to joyfully and peacefully accomplish these tasks. =)
Well, I have already stayed up way past a decent bed time already, so I better go get some rest. My days of staying up late and sleeping in late have been over a long time now. Having 4 small children, well, that just makes sleeping in close to impossible. And although that is true, I still have such a hard time getting to bed at a decent hour. And it's pretty pathetic when midnight is a decent hour to me! I'm hoping that that will change when Brian comes home. We'll see what kind of crazy schedule his body is on when he comes home =)
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