The first week of Justin’s deployment has come and gone; we are all still here!! 

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Grace and I are enjoying time in the warm South Carolina (while our friends in NJ finally got some snow!).  We’ve played in the sandbox, swang, rode bikes, rode in the wagon, and much more!! We were able to be here for my grandma’s surgery for stomach cancer.  She got through the surgery without complications and is recovering well, praise the Lord!! They weren’t able to remove the tumor, but were able to attach her small intestines to a different part of her stomach so the pain when she eat should decrease.  There were also some spots on her liver.  Please pray for complete healing, complete peace, and complete success for the doctors. 

My daddy turned 54 on Sunday and we were able to celebrate with his side of the family!  It was so wonderful to see everyone :)   Happy Birthday daddy!! Your help, humility, and kind heart do not go unnoticed! We are so very grateful for you! You’re one great Papa :)

Our little lady Grace has caught yet another germ :(   However with the help of one amazing doctor (at Lakeside Pediatrics) we are kicking it…slowly but surely ;)   She is absolutley in love with her cousins…sometimes the lovin’ and touchin’ overwhelm her, but all in all, she is ready to jump up and run with them!  It is wonderful to see! (A big Thank you to Aunt Erin for making the trip down here to spend some special time with us! We appreciate you!)

Justin is doing well.  It’s a whole ‘nother world over there, but we are SO grateful for skype and emails :) A few tips for those getting ready to take on their first deployment: try not to get your feelings hurt when people say it’s easy or compair it to something else or forget to even ask about your man…honestly they truly do not understand and most of the time they are just trying to find something to say.  As Justin always says, all you can do is learn from it to help you make the right choices in the future. Another tip, keep it FUN!! Send him a picture a day, or a story a day, or “one thing I love about you is…” a day.  It keeps it fresh for you and him!  I found other great ideas at www.thedatingdivas.com

I am beyond grateful for every single bit of help that has come from family and friends.  It is truly a blessing to my life right now. One thing I try to remember is that I’m not alone.  There are thousands of families that are missing their husband or wife, son or daughter, sister or brother.  Please keep the families, and especially those brave men and women in your daily prayers.  They need prayer warriors who believe in the power of prayer.

We can’t wait to see what fun the next 2 weeks have in store for us in South Carolina! :)

Love, Rebekah

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