It has been a really cool and exhausting week for me. Here are the highlights:
1. My son arrived home from Afghanistan Wednesday at 10:30 am...there were fourteen of us up at Fort Bragg. It was really cool and amazing. We all are so thankful for God's protection and his and this troops return home.
2. I got to see my daughter Amanda. I love her so much. In some ways I feel like the father with the two sons in the Gospels...in this case a son and daughter. The daughter has always been with me. That is sort of my and Amanda's relationship. We have always understood each other and related. Dave has been a way...I have longed for his return and now we have killed the fatted cow....meanwhile all that I have belongs to Amanda and always have. It is wonderful to have two great kids. I am proud of both of them.
Amanda's boyfriend is leaving for the Marines on May 12th...I big step for a young man. It looks like we are destined to be a family that is impacted by the military and War on Terror. I think we all are!
3. When I got home I had 51 copies of Breaking the Discipleship Code. It was pretty neat since I had dedicated it to my son for his service to our country and for our freedom.
I'll post pictures of the big day tomorrow.....for now I'm going to bed!
Welcome home Dave.
You are a hero.
Posted by: paul peterson | April 11, 2008 at 06:28 AM
Celebrate!!! So great!
Posted by: Rindy Walton | April 12, 2008 at 08:00 AM