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Ben... On Point!The thoughts and reflections of a Confessional Presbyterian
January 19 Long absenceWow! I can't believe that it has been approximately three-and-a-half months since I last updated my blog. A lot has been happening and I've been very busy, but still... I should either post or delete this site. I will post a substantive piece in a bit. Sorry for being neglectful.
Until Later,
Ben October 06 Finally!When I wrote my last update we were scheduled to close on our home... well, we did so and since September 22 we've been living in our house... without any of our furniture. We bought an air mattress for ourselves and we've had the kids sharing a futon bed which we borrowed from some good friends.
This week was a BIG week... we were visited by the DISH network guy, the phone and internet guy... and finally... our furniture arrived! Our stuff got here on Thursday - good timing because I have a 4-day weekend this week. So we've been busy for the past two days with all the unpacking. We still have boxes of stuff to go through, but we've got the bulk of it finished.
I look forward to being able to organize my office... particularly my library. But first I need to help with the rest of the house.
Until later,
Ben September 01 Hotel lifeIt is Saturday night. We've been in Fayetteville for almost one week. I am so sick of restaurant food. And, believe it or not, so are the kids. Even when I get hungry I don't want to eat because I'm sick of eating out. I want to eat some of my wife's grub.
It has been 6 days of living in a cramped hotel room. The kids are going a little stir crazy... but then again, so are Kay and I!
Here's the good news: Monday morning we began our house hunting. Monday and Tuesday we went and visited a large number of homes. Late Tuesday afternoon while visiting one house, we looked down the street and saw a for sale sign on a home that looked amazing. So we came back later that evening and walked through it... it was great! The next day we made an offer that was accepted. Lord willing, we will be closing on our home on September 21.
Until that time, however, we will be living in an extended stay hotel. Please keep us in your prayers.
Until later,
Ben August 22 UpdatePlease accept my humble apology... It has been over two months since my last entry and for that I am sorry. I was very - unusually - busy for much of that time. In fact, things were so hectic for me that I am still several emails behind. So if I owe you a reply to some email you sent... please have patience because I will (God permitting!) eventually get around to you.
Here is the big bit of news: While Kay has made improvement in terms of her legs, she still is not quite able to manage on her own. As a result, the Army has sent me home to take care of her and the kids. Very soon we'll be returning to the Fort Bragg area where I will be reassigned to another unit there.
I miss my unit that remains deployed. My chain of command was extremely gracious to me and the relationships I built up and down the ranks will not soon be forgotten. But that said, my family is most dear to me and so I'm happy to be reunited with them in order to care for them.
Unless things change, I will eventually have to deploy with the new unit to which I'll be reporting in about a week, but at least for the time being I'll be home. We are talking with realtors about purchasing a house near Fort Bragg. One of the nice things about the South is that you get a lot of home for your money... but please pray for wisdom that we won't try to get the "best we can afford" because when we leave in 2 or 3 years it will be difficult to sell if our home is too pricey for most soldiers.
Until later,
Ben June 27 Back in the saddle againWell... the vacation is over. I'm back to the grindstone. I left Bagram on May 28 and I returned on June 25... Not all of that was actual time spent enjoying my family... there were several days of travel involved. But the total effect was that I was gone a month. I returned to a huge backlog of issues.
Flying into and out of the combat zone here we stopped in a certain Middle Eastern country for a couple days... my goodness... it was HOT. I literally vomited because I was so hot. The daytime temperature was approx 130 degrees. I think that God wanted sinners to have something in this life to give a foretaste of the fires of hell... and so He gave the world the Middle East. Ugh. I have absolutely no desire to go on a deployment to Iraq... not because I fear the enemy... I just can't stand that heat. It was miserable. But I digress...
I had an enjoyable time at home. I was able to spend a lot of time with my wife and kids. It was lots of fun to wrestle and rough house with my children. It was even more fun to... snuggle... with my wife! ;) In addition, I was able to spend a good bit of time with my brother Steve... I was able to participate in the baptism service for their kids. All of us got together at my mom's gravesite. I wanted a picture of my mom's descendants all together in one place. I'm grateful that everyone was willing to humor me.
My wife and mother-in-law coordinated a fairly large party in which I was able to see several family members on all sides as well as several old aquaintances. My mother-in-law, Nita, commissioned her friend to make a cake for the event and it was a true work of art. In addition, to the party, we grilled, smoked meat, and ate out several times.
I, for one, drank too much beer (not at one time mind you, just over the duration!) and ate too much food... all while doing NO running or weight lifting. So unfrotunately, I gained 10 lbs and got out of shape. So now I'm having to work extra hard to lose it.
The highlight of my leave was being there for the birth of our FOURTH child... but I've already posted about that.
We are now 5 1/2 months into our deployment... 9 1/2 to go.
Well, I'm off to visit my soldiers.
Until later,
Ben
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