Quite a month

What a month it has been for the Army Aviation community. It seems like God is preparing for a pretty serious mission in heaven lately . In the past year he has taken  far too many of the best Soldiers, the best Army Aviators, and the best Americans. As much as we know and believe that everything is done with purpose- a higher purpose- it's still impossible to not wonder why.

The crash earlier this week has hit close to home for our family. Not only was one soldier a friend of my husbands from flight school, both men trained with our national guard unit before this deployment. When we said our goodbyes here in Arizona last August, the families of these two fallen soldiers were saying their goodbyes in Pennsylvania as well. They trained together for months before heading over seas. Even more difficult to swallow is that they were not only two of the best Army Helicopter Pilots, they were APACHE pilots. The best of the best.

May these two heroes rest in eternal peace, and watch over and protect us all. Continue to keep their loves ones in your thoughts and prayers, giving them strength in a time that is impossible for most of us to even comprehend.

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends - John 15:13

CW2 Jarret Yoder and CW3 Matt Ruffner 

Pennsylvania National Guard

AH-64 Aviators

Never Forgotten 

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Lately it has seemed far too trivial to post about park playdates or our real estate woes. Every single thing we do here, in a country where we are free to enjoy life as we please, is minuscule and trivial compared to what is really going on over there. I do want to get back to writing about this deployment- about the ups and downs. Especially the ups that are ahead. We have just about 4 months left and as crazy as it seems- that is nothing! We have endured so much on this journey , as a family, and have grown nothing but stronger. Besides that, these boys are GROWING. They are becoming the most awesome little guys and I want nothing more than to share and document the comedy that comes from raising boys. 

Speaking of awesome little guys- April is the month of the military child! Military kids are amazing in so many ways. They learn a certain level of strength that can not be replicated in the civilian world. They don't sign up for it like their parents, they don't marry into it, they are BORN into it and have no choice of the matter. Please honor them by wearing purple this month ( not sure why it's purple but I'm not complaining..) 

This is one of my favorite pictures I've taken of one of my VERY favorite military children -besides my own of course.  To me, this just epitomizes the military child.

Hug your loved ones a little closer for all of us that can't. And if you know a military kid- show them your support , do something to make them feel special...they deserve it.