Fun night with the girls

Thank you Melanie for having all of us over tonight, I enjoyed my evening with the Mortar girls. You and your husband are a blessing from God. Thank you for everything you have both done for us, you are very special and I am glad we are friends...It feels good to finally have a friend I can trust, and who accepts me for me, I don't have to pretend I'm someone I'm not. You have made me feel more than welcome in your home and for that I am grateful..Crystal we have been through alot in a little over a year and I wouldn't change it for anything in this world. Amee I am so glad we have met, I enjoy your company as well. None of you are fake and you are all quite sincere in your friendships...Maybe Sunday we can all have a get together at my home. Kind of take turns...Melanie thank you for the shrimp kabobs you got in my honor, but yours are still the best I have ever had...You are an awesome cook, mother, friend and woman..Your beautiful and you have a beautiful heart to go along with it..I am glad your husband is the one going to war with my husband it makes me feel safer knowing how he stands up for his men..It is rare in this world of chaos and hurt...May God bless you all...
Here is a poem I found for all of you and thank you for all you do...


by Boni
A shoulder to cry on,letters to send, money to borrow,clothes to lend,friday night hangouts,afternoon walks,2am phone calls,private girl-talks, memories together will never end,always and forever...My Best Friends


Here is one more poem for my fellow Mortar girls......


Your Friendship
by Amy
You are always right thereWhen I'm feeling downYou give your friendship to meAnd make a smile from my frownYou're such a wonderful personOne of the best that I knowI really don't know you very wellBut I pray our friendship and love will growYour friendship means the world to meWhen you're here, good feelings are foundYour sweet words and funny commentsAlways seem to come around.I want to thank you for all you've doneYou mean everything to meI love you so very muchI pray our friendship will always be!

Prayer of an Unknown Confederate Soldier...

I asked for strength that I might achieve;
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.

I asked for health that I might do greater things;
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.

I asked for riches that I might be happy;
I was given poverty that I might be wise.

I asked for power that I might have the praise of men;
I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life;
I was given life that I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing that I had asked for,
but everything that I had hoped for.

Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered;
I am, among all men, most richly blessed....

Quote of the day.....

Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do even if it is a long way from here.
Hold on to life even when it is easier letting go.
Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you.
-Pueblo

A Fun Night Out for the Girls

Well we went to play BUNCO last night, they only had room for one extra player so I let Amee Larsen go and play, but lucky for me they open the pool tables on Tues. and Thurs. from 7p.m. to close for free. Yeah that's more my style but I still had fun hanging out with the girls. I should say the Mortar girls...We have our own FRG thing going beings there is only four of us..We're all on for Friday night at Melanie Lunn's house. You'd think a SSGT's wife would be stuck up but not her or him for that matter, they really care about their people, which we found kind of odd at first but hey we're all a little odd aren't we..They at least accept my crazy ass self..Which all of you who know me can be hard at times..My sweet prince is still in the freakin desert but he's okay and that's all that matters...I still can't wait till he comes home, he's my best friend, actually he's my everything..Well I'm gonna go for now may write more later, everyone have a good one and talk to ya later...

The Military Wife

John Conlee has it right in his song They also serve. I tuck my daughter in bed and tell nightly Daddy is going to be alright. I put away the grocery, I play Mom and Dad, I sleep alone for over a year at a time and during training it's months at a time. But I love the man I married and I wouldn't change it for the world. Some women say how can you do that all the time, well my response to that is "That's why we are considered the strongest women in the world". This job is not made for everyone and I see that daily. Some women are just not made for this job and if you aren't strong enough to handle being alone and taking care of everything and I do mean everything down to fixing the kitchen sink if it breaks or leaks then don't do it, because it only makes it harder for our soldiers to deal with their jobs over there and they come home all messed up if not dead. So for all you women considering marrying a soldier think about the job ahead of you, it takes a special kind of woman....Tonight me and the Platoon SGT. wife are going to play BUNCO, not sure what that is but it's worth a try right.Something to do to pass the time while they are away. Then Saturday her and I are going to a murder mystery dinner for FRG, again something to pass the time that may be fun for all. Her and her husband just moved here from Fort Jackson South Carolina where he was a Drill SGT. Cool ass SSGT. though. My husband thinks very highly of him which is cool, he doesn't judge people and he sticks up for his soldiers which is what this Squad needed...Thank you SSGT. Lunn you are appreciated....Well I'll write more later or tommorrow, have a good day. And God Bless Our Troops..