Half Way Done!!!

Well we are half way done with our 3rd deployment! I'd like to give you all this deep reflective insight, but this is just hard. The last 8 months have gone by fairly quickly, which I'm extremely grateful. With all the hardship that we've face so far, God is so quick to shower blessings on us. Kelly left on April 6th, and he came home to have his 18 day R&R over the summer. We had the best time. God has protected my husband who has only gone on a handful of missions which were pretty regular during the last 2 deployments. God has also kept him from moving into Sadr City which is not the friendliest of places. We were also given the gift of 5 extra days when Kelly was able to come home while bringing another soldier home. We went swimming at our favorite German pool, went out to dinner, and Kelly and I were even able to do our Christmas shopping for the girls together. We are able to chat online almost everyday and we even have a microphone so we can hear each other's voice. Kelly jokes around with his guys and even bbq's to keep their morale up. He is truly my hero! Only 7 more months to go.