God Strong

My friend Sara Horn has written a new book called "God Strong: A Military Wife's Spiritual Survival Guide" She is a really good writer and this book helps put into perspective whose strength we can rely on in this military life.

We are expected to deal with separations, deployments, PCS moves, etc... If we try to take all this on ourselves we will very quickly become overwhelmed. GOD never meant for us to rely on ourselves. It is my His strength that we can endure and enjoy the blessings along with the struggles.

I recommend to any military wife to check out this book. It is available on Amazon.com and if it isn't already it will be available in bookstores February 15th. Please check it out! You will not be disappointed!

Running

I decided I needed a stress relieving outlet. Well my sister in-law Katherine is currently doing this program C25K which is a 9 week running/walking program designed to have you being able to run a 5k at the end. I have been doing it with her for about 2 weeks now. I have been improving each time I go but I am horribly out of shape. My goal is not a 5k but I do want to be able to get into shape and also go running with Phil. I probably won't be able to keep up with him but it would be nice to try.

My knees, ankles, and shins hurt. All that aside though I do enjoy running. I think it is knowing that I have exerted energy in a positive way and also having someone to do it with. Plus it has allowed me and the kids to spend more time with Clayton, Katherine and kids.

Breather

Wow it has been a while since I have been on here. Let's see Phil has graduated bootcamp and is now stationed in Germany. I have packed the whole house and we have done the paperwork even fixing some over and over. We are hoping to get over there soon. Of course since it is a government operation nothing goes the way you want it to. I really want to get over there soon so we can start getting adjusted and also spend as much time with Phil as possible before the upcoming deployment. I am starting to get used to the "hurry up and wait" game. It is improving my patience. I will just be happy to get out of being surrounded by boxes. Oh well, for now I will go back to waiting.