Just a quick post to say SPENCE is coming HOME on Tuesday, Jan 13. He flies in about 6:15 p.m. Oh happy day!
I am home now... back in Ohio, with the freezing snow and ice. But, it is GOOD to be in my own space, to wash my own dishes and to scrub my own floors. Our awesome neighbors kept an eye on our place while we were gone (thank you, Kerry and Rian) and we've had several friends bring us "welcome home" meals. We are looking forward to Spence being off for 2 ENTIRE weeks once he goes through in-processing later this week. He is excited to run carpool and play with the kids. I am excited for him to do that, too, and to reconnect after 5 very long months of separation. We tallied it up and, by the time he gets home, we calculate that it will have been 10 days short of 6 months since Spence left for SOS training followed by deployment. WOW! I have been a single mama for a long time. I think I will always look back on this time of my life and say, "If I can do that, I can truly do anything."
The Air Force has a mantra often repeated that says, "Air Power!" as they proclaim who dominates the world's skies. As the wife of a U.S. Air Force chaplain, I subscribe to that mantra, but also remember that my air power, my life power, comes from my faith in Jesus Christ. This is a chronicle of our family's adventures in faith, in life & as an always-on-the-move military family...
13 comments:
SO glad he'll be home this week. Yay! :)
Great to talk with you last night! Thanks for telling me about the blog site too- now I can sneak a peak at your life from time to time- when you blog that is. Anyway, thanks for the kind words in NOV too. You are missed my friend!
Welcome Home Spence! We have been thinking of and praying for you! Hi, Heidi! Glad to hear you are home and back to your regular routine. We love and miss you guys -- and hope you enjoy this special time together as a family. Love to you all - Jen for the Callahans ;)
Thank you so much for serving our country. I know you sacrificed so much to do this. Being gone from my family for a week is hard enough. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Welcome Home! We are so glad you are back home and can't wait to hear what it is really like on the front lines. I know that the Lord has used you in many ways in serving the men and women you were deployed with. We love you!!
Holly & Justin
I believe it was Bette Midler who sang "You are the wind beneath my wings". This applies to you and those who serve with you. Our heartfelt thanks. Welcome Home!!!
WELCOME HOME SPENCER!!!!! We are very glad you are home safe and sound. We thank you for your service for our country. Our son Andrew just went into the Army this past November. He is in boot camp and it has been hard to have him gone. We are very good friends of Holly and Justin they mean the world to us. We are Zachary and Timothy's "adopted" grandparents and they are very special!
Allan & Margie Clement
I would say I missed you but you don't even know me, but welcome home all the same! THanks for serving our country in the Air Force and welcome home!!
Grady (friend of Holly & Justin)
Spence, thank you so much for serving our country. Your sacrifice means so much to us, thank you. I'm glad you can be home again with your family, what an amazing homecoming this must be for you!
Jill (friend of the Millers)
Welcome home Spencer! Thank you, all FIVE of you, for the sacrifices you made for our country. Thank you for ministering to our troops. Heidi-You are the Mom of the Year in my opinion!!! We are praying for a smooth transition home for all of you and a sweet time of reunion.
Chris and Tricia Drachenberg (friends of Millers)
Glad your family is back together. We praise God with you. When my husband is gone for a few days with three young kids I go crazy. Heidi, you truly have God's amazing grace. May He bless your transition back to "normal" family life. ~Hannah (Holly's friend in the Middle East)
Happy to hear you got home safe.Thanks for all you did for our country and our men and women over there. You were missed here.
I went to high school with Holly and saw her request on facebook to send a welcome home message to your husband. From one Air Force spouse to another....YEAAAAAA! Welcome home to your husband!
Where in Ohio are you? We're at WPAFB in Dayton.
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