Richard was sent to Camp Perry, OH on 1 July and was due to return 14 July. Well, they extended him 2 weeks and now he is due to return 29 July. That's not set in stone, tho. His commander wants to extend him to 20 Aug. So, we're still waiting. He's really ready to come home and I'm ready to get him here! Once they realized his computer skills, they set him to work on computers. Some days he works 12 hours on the firing range and then another 4-6 hours in the evening on computers. He's wiped out!
Still no news on the civillian job front. I'm praying that this commander of his in Ohio will take the initiative to get the ball rolling and put him back on orders for his knee surgery. If that happens, he would be able to go active duty once he is healed. I don't know what God's will is for us right now. We have this strong feeling that we should be HERE in the Ft Wood area... but we're still not sure HOW we can make that happen. But, with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE and we hold tightly to that promise. He's brought us this far, he's not going to let us go, now.
My first new Women At Rest military group meets this Sunday for the first time and I may not even be there for it if I'm picking Richard up at the airport. We're still teaching Sunday School and loving our class. Life remains busy.
I just got back from speaking at a Women At Rest conference in Orlando, FL. It was an AMAZING weekend and such a blessing to share my testimony with over 100 women. Some of them came to me afterwards to talk and to pray, sharing that my story was not much different than theirs. A handful of them were military wives - wives of Reservists and Gaurdsmen. It was an amazing opportunity and SUCH a huge blessing. I also got to spend that time with my good friend Melissa and her husband Jamie. As soon as I got off the plane she shared with me that they are expecting their first child to be born in the spring. I'm so excited for them! It was a great weekend with Jamie & Melissa and I'm so happy that I got to spend it with them.
The kids are here with me this week... just in case Richard doesn't come home this weekend, I didn't want to make ANOTHER trip to St. Louis. My friend Mindy is keeping them during the day while I work (along with her own 6 kids!) and that's been absolutely WONDERFUL. Her hubby is out of town this week, too, so we're doing dinner together each night. I love our friends, here. They are family. The thought of ever leaving here makes me so incredibly sad.
Tonight Miracle and I are about to have a girl's night. So I guess I need to go dig out the toe nail polish and start popping the popcorn!
24 July, 2007
07 July, 2007
It's hard to keep this blog updated when it seems I don't know what's going on in my own life from one day to the next. It's an exausting roller coaster and it's even more exausting when I bring other people in on the ride. It's just easier to not share what's going on when I'm sure things will change.
Right now Rick is at Camp Perry, Ohio. He was sent there to be a medic for the NRA's national competition. He left 1 July and is "supposed" to come home 14 July. Once they saw how good he was at fixing computers, they reassigned him and he's now working on computers. He has 4 laptops and a handful of desktops that they want him to fix TODAY! They're short on medics and MSgt Biaz wants to keep Rick 2 more weeks... so he's looking at the possibility of being extended. I am in no way prepared for him to do that. I just want my husband back home. I understand that it would pay good $$$... but I just want him back home.
The kids are all in St Louis and have been sick. I haven't been feeling well either and I'm going crazy down here by myself. My kids are sick, my husband is gone and I can't do anything at all about it. I don't even know what's going to happen. One minute Rick is sure he'll be extended, the next minute he doesn't think he will. It's the battle of uncertainty and that's just what military life is all about. It's also the part that I hate the most. I am a strong woman and I can deal with alot of things... but it's the not knowing that is so hard.
Right now Rick is at Camp Perry, Ohio. He was sent there to be a medic for the NRA's national competition. He left 1 July and is "supposed" to come home 14 July. Once they saw how good he was at fixing computers, they reassigned him and he's now working on computers. He has 4 laptops and a handful of desktops that they want him to fix TODAY! They're short on medics and MSgt Biaz wants to keep Rick 2 more weeks... so he's looking at the possibility of being extended. I am in no way prepared for him to do that. I just want my husband back home. I understand that it would pay good $$$... but I just want him back home.
The kids are all in St Louis and have been sick. I haven't been feeling well either and I'm going crazy down here by myself. My kids are sick, my husband is gone and I can't do anything at all about it. I don't even know what's going to happen. One minute Rick is sure he'll be extended, the next minute he doesn't think he will. It's the battle of uncertainty and that's just what military life is all about. It's also the part that I hate the most. I am a strong woman and I can deal with alot of things... but it's the not knowing that is so hard.
24 May, 2007
A little update on us
Everyone's been asking for an update... and it's been a long time since I've had much of anything to post. Today is Rick's 29th birthday and tomorrow is mine. Being with my husband is the greatest gift I could ever have. I love this man so much... and I am in complete AWE of the amazing things that God is doing in him and through him every day. I know God has something big in store for Rick... I'm watching God take Rick through the refining process... and I know He has sweet plans for Rick on the other side.
The kids start school on Tuesday, May 29th!! Yes, SCHOOL! Summer school begins next week for a month... just a little something to get the kids introduced to the public school and hopefully they will adjust well in the fall. Joey will also be in preschool (at the church) while Mira and Riley are at big school. They're all 3 so excited! I love the fact that Joey will be in the same building that I'm in all day... I can pop in to have lunch with him or just drop in to say HI. I think I'm looking forward to school as much as the kids are.
I absolutely love my job working as the Executive Secretary at Westside Baptist. This job is such a gift from God... in so many ways. I couldn't ask for a better place to work, better people to work with, or better things to spend my days doing. I'm leading a Women At Rest group at Westside on Sunday afternoons for women who are military wives or female military personnel. We have a great group and we are really enjoying the book we're reading. Rick and I begin teaching Sunday School June 3.... Yes, I said RICK AND I are teaching Sunday School! We're going to be leading a study called "Five Lies That Ruin Relationships". It's an awesome program! We picked up the material and seemed to read our own testimony on the back cover of the book. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us through this class! Rick continues to volunteer for St Robert Fire Dept. He is just so good at what he does! He's still looking for a job... the right job... the job that God has waiting for him. God has shown us many doors... but most of them keep shutting. We're ready, whenever God is, to find the door for us to walk through. He has a couple leads... but they're just leads. So, we continue to wait. God continues to provide.
I had a major lupus attack last week... the worst one I've ever had. I ended up in the Emergency Room. But I'm doing much better now. Rick was an amazing help to me and I found myself actually thanking God that Rick was at home, and not at work. Funny how circumstances can change your perspective. I'm feeling much better this week and am back at work. It's good to be back in the swng of things. I'm a little tired still... so I'm looking forward to a nice 3 day weekend.
I guess that's it for us! I'll try to keep pictures and updates posted more frequently again!
Love,
Heather
The kids start school on Tuesday, May 29th!! Yes, SCHOOL! Summer school begins next week for a month... just a little something to get the kids introduced to the public school and hopefully they will adjust well in the fall. Joey will also be in preschool (at the church) while Mira and Riley are at big school. They're all 3 so excited! I love the fact that Joey will be in the same building that I'm in all day... I can pop in to have lunch with him or just drop in to say HI. I think I'm looking forward to school as much as the kids are.
I absolutely love my job working as the Executive Secretary at Westside Baptist. This job is such a gift from God... in so many ways. I couldn't ask for a better place to work, better people to work with, or better things to spend my days doing. I'm leading a Women At Rest group at Westside on Sunday afternoons for women who are military wives or female military personnel. We have a great group and we are really enjoying the book we're reading. Rick and I begin teaching Sunday School June 3.... Yes, I said RICK AND I are teaching Sunday School! We're going to be leading a study called "Five Lies That Ruin Relationships". It's an awesome program! We picked up the material and seemed to read our own testimony on the back cover of the book. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us through this class! Rick continues to volunteer for St Robert Fire Dept. He is just so good at what he does! He's still looking for a job... the right job... the job that God has waiting for him. God has shown us many doors... but most of them keep shutting. We're ready, whenever God is, to find the door for us to walk through. He has a couple leads... but they're just leads. So, we continue to wait. God continues to provide.
I had a major lupus attack last week... the worst one I've ever had. I ended up in the Emergency Room. But I'm doing much better now. Rick was an amazing help to me and I found myself actually thanking God that Rick was at home, and not at work. Funny how circumstances can change your perspective. I'm feeling much better this week and am back at work. It's good to be back in the swng of things. I'm a little tired still... so I'm looking forward to a nice 3 day weekend.
I guess that's it for us! I'll try to keep pictures and updates posted more frequently again!
Love,
Heather
Women At Rest
Here are a few pictures from our weekend seminar for Women At Rest. I miss these ladies terribly!
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