Update

I know I have been remiss in posting for a long, long time. Much has happened but we have been truly blessed through it all. Both of my sons have married. My Marine married the day before I returned from the India mission, unexpected and to be honest not a pleasant discovery at the time. However, Christmas 2009 we were informed we would be grandparents, oh what a joy! 2010 proved to be a very busy and blessed year. We finally found a house we loved and the offer was accepted. My oldest niece and youngest brother both had weddings in April. June we closed on our home. July my oldest son married his sweetheart, we moved into home and sold the old one, beautiful granddaughter was born, and our Marine was deployed to Afghanistan. I thought I was prepared for his military service but soon discovered how ill-prepared I really was. They suffered their first loss of life the end of August and that was just the beginning of the losses and injuries his unit suffered. With today's technology, we here at home usually knew almost immediately when a casualty occurred, but not who. Fear became a constant battle for me. Even when it was determined it wasn't my son, the guilt and heartbreak for the families of the fallen ripped me apart. My son has since returned healthy and whole. My older son and his wife have blessed us with a beautiful grandson. My Marine is again deployed to Afghanistan, twice in 17 months. He should be home this time right before his daughter's 2nd birthday. His first deployment she was a week old. So much sacrifice from these young men. I have been blessed to get to know the families of other Marines and members of our military. Thank God for these people. They are almost all, God-fearing, morally upright, caring people who stand in the gap for our country. That is a quick update for now. I hope to start posting more frequently again. Love in Christ.