yup. that's right. 4%.
- i cannot begin to tell you how much joy lucy loo has brought to me already.. and even seth when he hears stories, but geez, she's wild. she's only 4 months old, so that's a lot of it... but this waking up at 5:30 is starting to get old. i shutter to think what will happen when she wakes seth up the first time :) but she's an awesome traveler, a very smart little girl.. and she's already weaseled a pretty big place in my heart.
- this is my last week here in murfreesboro. a few weeks ago, i thought this would never come. even when i look back on the year, i can see myself in so many places thinking that august would never be here. but it is! it really is here. i can remember standing in the middle of this field with a million other soldiers and their family members.. i remember sitting in the wet grass with seth's arms around me, waiting for the command to line up.. i remember them calling his name, his strong answer of here, and him coming to give me one last hug and kiss... i remember him removing his hands, giving me a half way smile, and marching off to his bus. and here we are. almost a year later. thanks be to the Lord for keeping him safe and bringing him home. i can't even begin to describe my thankfulness and pure joy that he will soon be stateside.
- my list is so small. seriously. i've gotten SO much accomplished this past week. even the hard stuff that i was dreading so bad, i was losing sleep. it's done. and it didn't turn out the way that i wanted or thought it should.. but it's done, and i did the best that i could. i'm trusting the Lord that he will show me when it's time to try and repair or some how patch the relationship that has been torn. and when He says it's time, i know he'll also prepare me.
this past week i got my car to cookeville to be sold by my grandfather. i got seth's ring sized. i called my extended family and told them about canceling the wedding. i spoke my truth with my father. i'm still in the process of finishing thank you cards. i cleaned out my room here in the boro. i organized totes that are going to NC..creating one with our wedding happening keepsakes that will go into the cedar chest and then another for classroom things. and a million other things got finished!
-seth is so ready to come home. i can just hear the excitement in his voice. it's so sweet how he wants to hear plans i have about decorating for him and how he's already thinking about our life together. he's asked me to make pancakes the first morning and he wants a cake for his homecoming. i'm so excited to do these things. and with all that excitement, i'm so thankful that we've come out still so in love. i never really had my doubts, but this year has been so hard. i'm thankful to the Lord that we're coming out on the other side. and thankful for how He's allowed us to both grow in our seperate ways and together. there is NO doubt in my mind about the success of our marriage. there is NO doubt about who is my biggest fan, supporter, and best friend. i truly cannot wait to marry this man.
as many of you have been, i'll ask that you please continue to pray for their safety.. all of the guys. they're still not completely out of the woods, and i know that i'll feel SO much better as soon as they are out of the country..but they're not yet. so please keep the prayers coming :)
now as i'm finishing up small little things, it's time to get excited. really excited. this time next week, i will be a resident of fayetteville, north carolina. i will be putting together a home for my husband and i. and i couldn't be more excited.
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