June...

The picture posted above is of Caleb, staff at military kids camp "in the center" his name was tree! and Chris, Caleb's new army buddy!

I'm not sure where the month of June went!? Perhaps that is a good thing?! Caleb went from Kids Camp at Lake Geneva to Military Kids Camp and then to a friends house so Tyler and I could go to Royal Family Kids Camp. I think Caleb was home 2 days in the last 3 weeks... WOW!

Jay and I are back down to limited communication. I hear from him twice a week, and then one or both of us are exhausted, and there really is not much either of us care to discuss other than we love each other and say good-night. Jay will be home in a few weeks for his 15 day leave. Our time together is already filled up. I really hope time will slow down while he is home. I pray that we all get "Our Time" with him! It has been 5 months since the kids have seen there dad.

Jay will need to see a specialist while he is home to have a couple cysts removed on his hand. It is not a big deal just very painful. I had the same surgery a few years ago. Hopefully he will recover quickly before he heads back on tour. The post op will be in Iraq, however we both feel better with him having the procedure here in the U.S. There is just something about ARMY DOCTORS one is a little leery about! :-)

RFKC "Royal Family Kids Camp" is a camp that our family has been involved with for the past 6 years. It is a camp that offers a week of positive memories for children that are in Foster Care, abused, or neglected children. It is always so rewarding and this year was no different. My niece Christina flew in from Sweden and was able to be there for a couple of days. It was nice to spend some time with her. It has been almost a year since we have seen each other. She brought me some amazing chocolate... I'M NOT GOING TO SHARE WITH ANYONE! Tyler was a staff assistant and counselor assistant this year. He really worked hard and had a servants heart all week! I am so very proud of him! It was such a blessing to watch him interact with the campers. Andrew came out to camp in the evenings and helped give the counselors a break... The boys just loved him! Caleb and Reign stayed with the Langworthy's! PRAISE GOD for Tom and Kris, they have been key players in my sanity and being there for me when ever I need them! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! thank you to Kit and Doree, and Tina Wagner for being there for my kids and Kris when all craziness broke loose! when I told Jay what was going on he simply said... "thank God, for our family" you all mean so very much to us!
Blessings to you all! and Good-night!

Army Doctor...

Pray for Jay he is seeing an ARMY DOC today, Praying for perfect health and that the Lord guides the Doctors in Jesus name!

The Sandstorm

Jay said that there was a sand storm. He said the winds picked up and then the rain and lighting came, overall it was pretty cool to watch. I'm sure he was glad that he was watching and not actually in it!

Its been awhile...

Jay has a 7am-9pm job; give or take a few hours, and he gets Sundays off! for the most part. So that is pretty good. He was able to travel to the biblical city of Ur. If he would have had time he could have went on a tour with the chaplains to see Abraham's house, or at least where it is believed to have been. He flew over the Euphrates River. He thought the flight was pretty awesome in a helicopter! Jay is able to call home everyday! I want to thank you to those that have sent phone cards. Keep sending the cards... it is nice to hear each others voices. He still does not have any personal Internet. I am the one that puts stuff on his facebook... not Jay. He is unable to access that stuff or this Blog for that matter.

Reign was looking at pictures of Daddy with me the other day and she referred to the pictures as Andrew... yes, Andrew looks like his dad, but it was kind of sad because she is forgetting who her daddy is. :-( We are praying that the Internet gets hooked up very soon so we can skype. She needs to see and talk to her Daddy. Jay might be coming home for 2 weeks sometime this summer. We cannot wait to see him!

Reign is growing up and talking so much it is absolutely incredible. Andrew is working construction, Tyler and Caleb will be busy going from camp to camp this summer. June will be over before we know it. My brother is staying with us for a few weeks while he recovers from a car accident, continue to pray for healing for him.

Blessings to all of you!

Elmo leaving Ft. Lewis...

This is what you need to go to the desert. The essentials... your back pack, Elmo, gun, and your coffee cup