Imagine the six most content people in the world right now…four kids smiling from ear-to-ear, yelling for their dad’s attention, a mother that finally has some reinforcement and an enormous weight lifted off of her shoulders with the security of her partner out of a war zone, and a father relieved to be home but [...]
My silence has been deliberate. For as long as Tim was home, it has taken us to return to normal.
Today I found myself running and crying…neither of which, I can assure you, come easily to me but am proud I can do. I considered what it will be like to hug [...]
As I was running, I started thinking about the women that have contacted me with impending deployments ahead. For some, their husbands leave just after the holidays. It is hard to believe that Tim has been gone now for eight months. It seemed as if we had been planning and anticipating it for [...]
One of my best friends sent this to me tonight and I thought it was good enough to post. I am going to assume it is real and not some superimposed, photo-enhanced email that has been passed on and on. If I am correct in my aircraft…this is a Chinook…different from a Blackhawk which Tim [...]
I had twenty minutes to prepare for an interview with Emily Longnecker of WTHR-13 today. When I got the call there were eight kids sitting around the table eating mac & cheese still dressed in their pajamas. I think the feature turned out great. I am even more proud of Tim as we [...]
I receive the warmest email messages and phone calls weekly asking for specific items our friends can send Tim. Honestly, he is a simple man. He really feels like he has everything he needs for the time being. However, I went to a family meeting yesterday with other wives of soldiers and [...]
Despite a fine layer of sand on EVERYTHING and extreme temperatures, Tim is doing very well.
I heard from him yesterday for the first time. What a great sound! Interesting how our phone conversations instantly became more special when they are coming across from such a distance. And…is no one else amazed by [...]
Hello from the Kuwaiti desert,
I just connected to the Internet for the first time and immediately went to this site. It is so magnetic!
The pictures are incredibly moving and I am thankful for a brother-in-law with the willingness to cover the family and the talent to capture the moment.
As Tiffany mentioned, we will conduct a [...]
I have not heard from Tim yet. But I do know that they spent Sunday resting and getting acclimated to their surroundings.
Tomorrow they will begin their transitional training. They will be in Kuwait now for only one week instead of the previously expected three weeks. I have learned never [...]
I have not heard from Tim yet, however, the Family Readiness Group leader called to inform me that the unit had arrived in Kuwait.
They were exhausted from the travel which took them from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to Bangor, Maine to Shannon, Ireland to Kuwait. I am not sure when I will talk to him but [...]