My mind is so full right now. I am about to go on a trip out of the country. What am I thinking? Do I really need to be going on this trip now?? My husband is leaving and will not be returning. We will be moving to his next duty station when he finishes his training. He is working his last few days at his current job and then he will be unemployed until he leaves for training. It's like in the back of my mind I know that God is in control but right now my mind is working overtime. It is taking its toll physically too with weariness and migraines almost daily. I want it all to just slow down.

Family Fun

Yesterday I took the kids to Kings Mountain State Park. We went to see my aunt and uncle who live in Key West. Then I found out that my other Aunt and Uncle who live in Indiana came too. I got to meet my cousin Vinny for the first time, and yes, that is his real name. He is a cutie!! If I knew how to post pics on this thing I would show you. I will figure that out later. We had a picnic first and played on the playground. Then we went to the Living History Farm. It was a good time but you could definitely tell with a 20 month old, a 2 yr old , a 4 year old and 3 five year olds that had not had a nap it was definitely a shortened trip. I am really happy that we got to spend time together. We hardly ever get to see each other so it is nice to enjoy our time together. Well that is about all for now. I will try to write more later.

Starters

OK, so I am new at this whole blogging thing but I thought I would give it a whirl. It might help me to get my thoughts out. Don't hold it against me if you read it and it sounds stupid.

My mind has been going nuts lately. There are a lot of things going on right now. I am about to go on my first mission trip in a few weeks. I am very excited but anxious at the same time. It is going to be quite an adventure. I know there will be things that I will not like and things that will not be so appealing. I also know that God is going to show me things that I could never imagine. I know we will be a blessing to those we are going to help but I also know God has blessing for those sent. I am excited to see what happens.

On another note, my husband is leaving at the end of July to start his Active Duty career in the Army. This is going to be a big change for our family. We have lived in the Spartanburg area for the past 6 1/2 years. Neither my husband or I stayed in one place for very long so this new adventure will fit right into our "Adapt and Overcome" motto. He will be gone for about six months. We have been through one deployment that lasted longer but that doesn't necessarily mean that this will be easier. I think it will just be different.

I have also noticed how this is affecting our extended family members. Most are supportive in that "We Love you no matter what, and the We will pray for you." Don't get me wrong I am a firm believer in prayer. I just think some people tend to use it more as a cliche like they know it is a good thing to say in a situation where you don't know what to say. I love my family and am very blessed to have them. I have also noticed the walls going up on both sides so we don't get hurt when we have to leave. I think this is somewhat normal but I also think we could have so much more quality time together if we would realize it is coming but we are not gone yet. Sometimes it is easier said then done but I think it will really help our relationships in the long run.

Well my mind has plenty more that can be written down but I think this is good for now.