A great idea!
I received an e-mail a while ago from a pastor friend of ours with this idea of sending cards to a recovering soldier at Walter Reed Medical Center out in Washington D.C. I knew definitely that our family would all do one, but I wanted to do more than that. These soldiers have sacrificed so much for our freedoms and will spend Christmas in a hospital away from home and more than likely away from their loved ones. I sent a note to both Lauren's and Shelby's teachers to see if I bought the cards if they would let the students each make one so that I could get them sent out by today. I am very glad to say that they agreed and today I mailed out over 40 cards to the hospital and hopefully they will touch many lives. I put the class name and school address in hopes that maybe one or two soldiers might send something back to the kids and what a thrill it would be for the kids to know what they did really mattered in someones life. My family will sit down tonight and do ours all together to get 6 more out in the mail tomorrow! I passed this e-mail on to many people in hopes that their families would join in, so thank you to all those that liked the idea enough to do it and support our troops!!
The Sun City
We have been out here in El Paso for over 8 months now and are beginning to get settled in. We are a little cramped in a much smaller house, but we are together and that is all that matters. It is pretty out here, but definitely different from South Carolina. We have been to the yearly air show on Ft. Bliss already and the girls, as well as Greg, enjoyed getting to see all the military planes, tanks, and missile launchers. We have been doing lots of hiking and rock climbing. We have explored Hueco Tanks State Park twice now and bought a park pass so we can go back many more times this year. We can't wait to see all the plants and cactuses bloom next spring. They say the bottom side of the mountains we are near, the Franklin Mountains, are covered with Mexican Poppies in the spring.
We have had some new additions to our family since we moved. I know what you are thinking and no we really didn't need more mouths to feed. We bought a full blooded German Shepherd female puppy named Sascha. She is 4 months old now and weighs about 40 pounds already. Hannah went to the bank with me one day and found a stray cat that came home with us. I am a softy and couldn't give it away after seeing Hannah get so attached. Her name is Libby and she is still trying to figure out Goober. Lauren and Shelby also have a male beta, named Larry, in their room now. We told them we are maxed out on pets and will never be able to go on vacation again.
Our Story
Greg and I were married on April 17th, 2007. We had a whirl wind romance and knew without a doubt that God had blessed us with one another the day we met. We feel blessed to have been given a second chance at love and will always honor God for that by keeping him first in this marriage. We are very proud to have 7 children combined and have even considered adopting one of our own some day, if it is in God's plans. Our love for one another, the bond we share daily, and the overall way we feel towards each other continues to amaze us each day!
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