Why The Red Bead???

My Son, My First Born, My Baby has made a decision to serve our Country by enlisting in the United States Air Force...

"I am in the Delayed Entry Program so I won't be leaving till at least February"...

"They Called me Mom... I leave Dec.3rd..."

Welcome to the world of service honey, your life is no longer your own...

We sure have learned this over the past month, our family has been sent into a tailspin of getting ready and sending our son off to serve, and feeling the effects of his sacrifice.

His wife and babies are horribly missing him, he has been married and out of our home for five years, we didn't think his leaving would change our household that much...

But it has...

Everywhere we turn we are reminded of our son. "That was Cameron's favorite" keeps coming up over and over. We keep saying things like, "That's a Cameron and Daddy movie" and "Cameron would LOVE that!" He is on our minds constantly, He is in our hearts always...

Letters are arriving ACTUAL HAND WRITTEN LETTERS!!! I didn't know my son even knew how to write a letter! In them we can hear his voice, he is so excited about all he is learning, what he is doing, the History he is making... BUT also in his letters we can tell he is anxious, very anxious... Anxious to see his family, not just his wife and babies, he is wanting his ENTIRE family, that means US! Daddy, Mommy and Brother...

Especially Daddy..."Dad, I cant wait to see you, Dad I cant wait to show you what I am doing here, Dad you are coming right?" Dad, Dad, Dad... Eric and I were feeling like small potatoes until my friend summed it up...

"Cameron KNOWS you and Eric will come" But my dear husband will have to overcome himself in order to see his son again. Steve has fears of flying, heights and leaving his home and his doggies. These are real issues to him, his fear is crippling.

But his love for his son is greater...Cameron KNOWS his daddy loves him, but Cameron wants his daddy, and in spite of himself and his fears, Daddy will go... Because his son wants him to.

We want this important reunion to take place and that is why I am selling crafts, I don't normally sell my crafts, I would rather give them away because with each thing I make, a piece of my heart goes with it, plain and simple.

Because of my strong desire to reunite our family and make this Airman's dream come true, we are creating and selling crafts all with one red bead, to remind you that YOU are making a difference in the life of a young man who, for many good reasons has decided that protecting and serving our country was his calling...

God Bless Cameron Miller, God Bless this Journey, God Bless America, and God Bless You, and Thank You for your support...

Oh Yes, I remember it well...

 

Oh Yes, I remember it well...

 

Saw this on Facebook today and I was spiraled back in time...

 

I was eight months pregnant with Cameron and Steve caught me in the bathroom in the middle of the night crying my eyeballs out... I was in the bathroom for the third time that night and all of a sudden it hit me " I am never going to sleep through the night again". When I told Steve he just chalked it up to another pregnancy drama moment (believe me there were plenty) but the thought of the loss of my precious sleep was real and I was bummed.

 

Flash forward 25 years (which have really sped by) and I now see my Daughter in Love Beka dealing with two little ones and one on the way, she is alone because my son is in Basic Training in the Air Force keeping his "Eye on the Prize" which is an excellent future for his family. She has the babies on an excellent schedule and for the most part they sleep through the night, but there are always exceptions to the rule, sick babies, teething whatever...Children and her being alone robs her of the peace that allows her to rest.

 

My heart goes out to her and to all the mothers I know out there with little ones or soon to join the ranks of the mommies union.

 

My mom had four little kids and was going crazy until her lifeline my Aunt Audrey gave her the famous line she repeated to all new moms (including me) "THEY WILL GROW".

 

Yes, they will grow, you will have a day without crying and you will sleep again.

 

I Promise...

Story of my life...2014 Version "A New Start"

A friend told me I should blog... I looked back on things and realized I haven't actually "Blogged" since 2011! Time sure flies when you enter Facebook land. My facebook posts short and sweet have taken place of my blogs but when I looked back, Blogs are SOOOO much more fun, So, I decided to resume my blogs, they are fun and a great way to remember the goodness of this life given me.
Here we go again...

                                                                A New Start...
                                             
My new years resolution for 2014 is to thank God in advance for the blessings I will receive in the coming year... The Scripture Nehemiah 8:10 The JOY of the LORD is your STRENGTH is my motto and I am determined to live with the Joy of the Lord in all things I do...I expect my year to be amazing...

 

Last year,I made a blessings jar in a cute little Mason Jar like Pinterest showed me to, the jar was filled by January so that project was over...I guess I should be grateful of that but to me it felt like another unfinished thing added to my list. This year, I found this GIANT jar and decided to cute-ify (Troysie word) it up beginning with removing the label... Forget it, too frustrating, so here the jar sits waiting to be filled with blessings...

 

Next, I decide to take a picture of the super cool "Joy" themed birthday gifts my girlfriend Judy White gave me to use as the picture of my scripture of the year and love the results.

 

Took a few tries though...

 

Story of my life, it is a good, and Simple Blessed life indeed hope you enjoy the journey with me.

 

By the way, my Blessings Jar turned out cute and is ready to be filled with Troysies Joysies