Think about such things...

Could we with ink the ocean fill,

And were the skies of parchment made,

Were every stalk on earth a quill,

And every man a scribe by trade;

To write the love of God above

Would drain the ocean dry;

Nor could the scroll contain the whole,

Though stretched from sky to sky.

 

-Frederick Lehman (1917)

 

God's love for us is so great that were we all tasked with writing about it, we would run out of materials and space on which to do so!  AND...God is so incredible that he gifted Frederick Lehman with being able to write such beautiful words!

We like lists...

Yes, we do!  We like lists, how 'bout you? 

For one of Hubby's recent dets, he felt the need to make a packing list for himself. 

Yes, this is normal for around here.

Top 5 Bible verses for military wives...

1. "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."  -Hebrews 11:8
2. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  -Jeremiah 29:11
3. "And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."  -Luke 18:27
4. "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."  -2 Timothy 1:7
5. "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."  -Philippians 4:13

Any others that you cling to as a military wife?

In a magazine...

Whoa! I'm in a magazine!

Military Spouse Magazine listed this blog in their March 2010 issue as one of the military blogs "they like!"  Thank you so much to Sara Horn and Military Spouse Magazine for the recognition, and to some of my great readers for tipping me off about this!  I feel truly honored and humbled!

Valentine's Day...

This past Valentine's Day was a very special time for Hubby and me.  Normally we don't believe in celebrating on this particular day, but this year we decided to make it a little festive.  I made chocolate-covered strawberries, (I say I "made" them, but I really just heated up chocolate and dipped the fruit in it.) and I bought a special bottle of bubbly.  Hubby filled our glasses and we made a toast: "To one year in one place!"

We celebrated the anniversary of living in our current duty station for one whole year!  This is a huge deal for us since this is by far the longest we have lived anywhere together.  Our previous stints at duty stations have been 8 months, 3 months, and 8 months. 

This is such a great accomplishment (in a very strange way) and made for a very special Valentine's Day celebration!