family

We went to BR for Mother's Day weekend. Jon's brother Josh made it home safely from Iraq (thank you God for prayers answered), and his brother Jason was in town on leave before he sails off to the Persian Gulf on the carrier USS Ronald Reagan (he'll be gone for 6 months, maybe more - please pray for his safety) for his girlfriend Karen's graduation from LSU (congrats to you Karen!). All 7 siblings haven't been together in the past 5 years, so this was quite an exciting event. All their mom has wanted was a picture of her children together, so that's what they got her for Mother's Day. It was so awesome to get to visit with everyone together - hope it's not another 5 years before it happens again, but that's one of the sacrifices you make when you have family serving our country.