Blessed with a communicator

As the time comes near for me to fly to Dallas and meet up with Keith, I have been reminded time and time again of how blessed I am to be married to such a great man.  I have realized lately that our phone calls have been getting shorter and shorter, with no apparent reason, other than the fact that we seem to run out of things to say.  I guess we are both fairly set in our routines and there isn't too much variation from day to day-this makes for little conversation--on top of the fact that we both are exhausted by the time we actually DO get to talk that we get the essentials out and that's all.  The best part of the whole thing, though, is that Keith is an amazing communicator--that's why this "long distance" thing doesn't seem THAT bad (yet, anyway) because we are able to keep the lines open, and communicate with each other.  This is another way God has blessed us through this deployment

I cannot even express how excited I am to leave on Thursday morning!  Please keep us in your prayers as we are together and enjoying each other's presence!  Much appreciated!

Another goodbye--2 down, 2 to go!

Having Keith  home these past four days was amazing!  If there was any reason I had forgotten why I married him, I was reminded this weekend!  We had a great time together and felt like we spent a good deal of "quality time" together, even with the visitation and funeral.  We laughed, cried, cuddled and talked until we couldn't talk anymore.  So tonight as I sit in a quiet apartment, I am reminded how much a part of me Keith truly is.  And because he is such a part of me, that is why it's so hard to be away from him for so long!

The bright side to the story is that it's only 18 days until I get to see my beloved again.  March 20-23 we will be in Dallas to meet up for the 4 day leave Keith has before shipping over for good.  He will then get a 15-day leave once throughout his 10 months in Iraq.  We're not sure when this will be, but we are VERY much looking forward to it, as these 4 days went all too quickly.  

It has been amazing to me that in only four days with my husband, I can have complete confirmation of God's hand in every aspect of our lives.  From the husband I was blessed to be given, to the hard nights when I lie awake wondering what he's doing--God is there, and his Will is sovereign over all our lives.  To see the joy in my husband's eyes when he talks about his experiences and the positive impact he is making on many young soldier's lives, it is worth EVERY lonely night that I spend missing him.  All of the heartache and tears in the world are worth one soul entering the kingdom.  The truth is, both Keith and I are exactly where the Lord wants us to be right now--even though that means being away from each other.  When your lives are resting in the hand of the Almighty, everything else will fall into place.