My Thoughts For Today!!

Ok, so I am sitting at work right now literally doing nothing. We never have days that we can sit down and relax, but today has been the slowest day at work that I have ever had. I dont know what is going on but I have been on the computer checking email, reading blogs and I have even taken a few tests that I have to take for the hospital. Wow, have I had a lot of time to think today. I was sitting here trying to think of what to write when it dawned on me that I have nothing to write. Yes, a lot it going on, but I dont have a lot of funny stories or sad ones. I dont have any new prayer requests. So I am going to list off what is going on in my Virginia world. Tyrel and I have spent all our time together. The only time we are apart is when work is involved. We have gone on more dates in the past 2 weeks then we did when we were dating. :-) j/k We have this new goal which is to eat at a new place every Friday night that we have left together before Bahrain.
We traded in our little red truck and Pt Cruiser for a BIG TEXAS SIZE TRUCK!!!! We love it and it is a blast to drive.
We went camping this last weekend and had a blast. We did nothing but sat around a campfire, cooked tons of meat, played with dogs, fished a little, drove in a little mud and just enjoyed each others company.
We are still looking for a church home but we are enjoying and laughing at all our memories along this journey.
We are planning on having a yard sell here soon. We have been going through our things very slowly and sorting what we want and what we dont want.
We miss our families, but Tyrel and I are doing good here in VA. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. We love you all and miss you and your friendships. God has blessed us so much and one of the biggest blessings is having you in our lives. We frequently talk about how much we miss fellowship with you guys. Take care and know that we are doing good, just missin home :-)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASON!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASON!!!!! Tyrel and I love you more then you know. You are a blessing to us!!!!

It has been a few days since I have posted anything, but I have been busy spending time with Tyrel. We had an amazing trip home to Texas. We loved seeing the family. It was a trip that answered a lot of my prayers. Tyrel and I thank God so much for giving us a wonderful family full of love. Once we got back to Virginia we have spent every waking moment possible together. Besides work, we have hung out as much as possible. It has been wonderful. Tyrel left today for the field and will be gone all week. I have already talked to him a couple of times today, their bus driver got lost so that gave us a chance to talk before he has to put his cell phone away for the week. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts.

Full of Joy: Full of Sadness

Tyrel made it HOME yesterday!!!! Whahoooo!!!! It was wonderful hanging out with him last night. We ordered pizza and sat on the couch for a few hours just cuddling. It was so nice to have him in the house again. Its like getting to know the person again that you know so well....i know that is a funny statement, but what an exciting adventure. We didnt talk much because we were both litterly exsausted and just enjoyed being in each others prescene. My heart is overwhelmed with joy right now. He had to go into work today and I will be headed into work this evening. It was hard telling him bye this morning for the day, even though I know I will see him tonight. lol. Even though I am full of joy my heart is also full of saddness today. My mom is at the hospital in out-patient surgery this morning recieving her port for the chemo and then this afternoon she will have her first round of chemo. As you read on Randi's blog the time line of her treatment, mom will have 16 weeks of chemo, then surgey and then 6 and half weeks of radiation. This road is a long one. I have and have had peace and understanding within me since this last weekend. The little time I spoke with Suzy Jeffrey at church was such a blessing. Her words were words of understanding and encouragement. God knew I needed to speak with her and when I was done talking to her I was renewed and had the strength to move ahead. God is so good. He always sends you the words and people that will reboost your soul. I am also, strengthened by my husband. He has learned more about me while going through this and he is so sweet and tenderhearted towards me. And trust me when I say that can be VERY tough at times when I let my emotions speak through me. I am not always the nicest person. lol Tyrel and I are ready to fight this cancer as a team united. He helps me strive to be a better daughter with more understanding. I cant tell you in words how grateful to God I am. God knows the overwhelming joy in my heart to have Tyrel by my side as we stand behind my parents cheering them on with encouragement, laughter, tears, and open ears to listen with. My heart is heavy today for my parents as they begin a long tough, grueling journey for them physically, but my heart is also at complete peace knowing that God was, is and always will be there for them. This journey, as tough as it is, is small in comparison to God's power and love. Thank you all for your prayers for Tyrel's homecoming and thank you all for praying for my parents.

Tyrel's Homecoming!!!!!

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!!! My wonderful, loving, funny, man of God Husband is coming home form Cuba. Words do not say how excited I am to see his face, but let me tell you that I am SOOOOO EXCITED!!!! I have been counting down the days and tomorrow is almost here. Please pray for his safe journey home. He will get in tomorrow night and have to stay on base for a few hours, but no complaining because I get to bring him home with me tomorrow night. I have already been telling the dogs that he is coming home. Lexie knows his name and runs to the door waiting for him to walk through it. Ruger looks a little confused but he will learn quickly who Tyrel is. I have put up a huge Welcome Home sign up and took a break from cleaning so I can share with everyone my excitement. Please pray that our reunion is a blessed one and everything goes smoothly on base so that he can come home with me without the burden of work. Thank you to all of you who have been praying for us.

Praise God!!!

So, most of you know that all my mom's tests this week have come back clear. The cancer is only in her left breast and 3 lymph nodes on her left side. Her CT Scan and bone scan came back clear and what a blessing. God is so good. My mom meets with the Oncologist and Surgeon on Monday and will discuss treatment. You can read my mom and my sister's blog with how our journey is going. I am not a gifted writer like the 2 of them and I want everyone I know to be blessed by their words as I am. Please read how the Lord is wonderful and how He is working in all our lives. Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement.

Happy Birthday Tyrel!!!

HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY LOVE!!!!!!!

Pray for My Mom

As many of you know, my mom was told today that she has metastatic carcinoma in her left breast. That is cancer in her left breast that has spread there from somewhere else. She is having a MRI done Friday morning at 9:30 so the doctors can try to find where this cancer has originated from. Please pray for my mom and the doctors that will be working with her. Pray for our family that we can support my mom the best we can. And please pray for me and Tyrel as we are apart that we can support each other and my mom the best we can. Thank you.

BAYWATCH

2 DAYS AGO
So picture this....
I am taking my dogs on a run at the beach. The sun is warm on my face and there is a nice breeze. Trust me when I say that I looked like the girls running on Baywatch. I was not wearing the bathing suits like they do but i was running with my head held high and the wind in my hair. It was a great run. I was finally smiling for the first time that day. The dogs were running right beside me and they were loving the breeze in their faces. I ran about a mile enjoying myself....UNTIL....I realized I no longer had my keys in my pocket. I began to panic because I was running the beach at low tide. I knew I only had a hour or hour and half to find my keys in the multitude of sand before the high tide came in and I could not longer walk the path I had run. I began to backtrack my run. More time went by and I still could not find my keys. I called my parents to keep me calm in this new developed storm in my life. I know that you are thinking "Its only keys." You are right...my PROGRAMED car key (we only had one, no spare key), my house key (no spare key hidden anywhere outside my home), and a couple more keys that are not that important. I search and search the sand. I looked for 3 hours and no keys. The sun went down, the high tide came in, and the nice breeze turned into a cold bitter wind. I then knew I would never see my keys again. I walked back to my house with my head down and the dogs were tired. Without my house key, I could not get into my house. I checked all the windows, but knew they were locked. I had locked all of the windows when Tyrel left town so no one could break into my home. I never thought that I would need to break into my own home. But, sure enough, I grabbed the grill cleaner handle and busted my back door window. So, now I have a trash bag over my window, a big chunk of money missing out of my bank account for 2 programmed keys and soon a new window. All this for a run on the beach. A life lesson that emptied my pockets in all accounts. lol. Yesterday I laughed at my stupid mistakes, today I can post them and now you can laugh at my stupid mistakes. I hope I brought a smile to your face. Even in my storm, God never left and He is with me now while I laugh at myself. I am thankful for a husband that can laugh with me while we are apart.

The Couch or A Throne?

OK, so my puppy Ruger just discovered that he is big enough to jump up on our couch. Well I am firm believer that couches are for people and dogs can sit beside them but not on them. Well, Ruger and I have been battling with this one. He will jump up on the couch and sit there looking at me like he is "the king of the world." Sometimes I cant help but laugh, but other times I get very frustrated. He will jump up on the couch and I will tell him "NO." He will get down and then turn right around and jump up on my couch again. This has been an ongoing battle between us for the last couple of days. I am not sure how to keep him down. I believe that he thinks it is his right to be on my couch whenever he likes.
Now, Lexie has never been on our couch and when I had her as a puppy she never attempted to jump on the couch. When Ruger jumps up on the coush she will look at me with this look like "He is one the couch again and I am sitting here on the floor. What is going on here?" I just look at her and tell her good girl and then begin the disciplining with Ruger. LOL!!!

Sick Day

So, Tyrel just found out that he will be coming home on March 10th. He was scheduled to come home on March 8th so this puts him a couple of days later then what we thought. Please pray for us to be able to get through one more month. Being away from each other is extremely hard. Neither of us could have imagined being apart would and could be this hard. We are both very lonely. We are each others best friend. I am very blessed to be married to him, I could not ask for a better man. He is amazing in all areas of his life. Please pray that his leadership will be godly men. Right now his company is not godly at all and its taking a tole on Tyrel. He battles spiritually everyday and it would be nice to have encouragement from another Marine or two.


Not all my blogs will be prayers requests. We do have 2 dogs that we consider our kids. They keep me pretty entertained and busy. They make me laugh most days and the days I am not laughing I am wanting to scream at them. :-) I also have no life here in Virginia. I work part time and when I am not working I am at home hanging out with my dogs. I take them on walks most everyday, except the last few days since I have been sick, and lets just say that most walks are exhausting. The dogs are always barking, chasing, or getting into something. There has been a couple occasions that someone has stopped to laugh at me while I am unable to move because the dogs have tied my legs up with their leashes because running in circles around me seems funny to them. All I can do is laugh at them and smile at people watching us as we walk down the street.

My Youngest dog, Ruger, has began a new thing. He does not like it when I talk on the phone, so he will bark and bark and bark while I am talking. As long as I am talking on the phone and petting him at the same time he will not bark, the minute that my hand leaves his belly he starts barking again. I know, I am letting him get his way, but he is so cute and hilarious that giving him a good belly rub is the least of my worries. :-)

Well no promises on keeping up with my blog, but I will do my best to share with you the funny stories and my sad ones.

Updates

I am going to try to use this blog to update family and friends on how Tyrel and I are doing and specific ways that you all can pray for us. I also want to be able to keep up with what is going on with each one of you. Please be patient with my posts as I get used to blogging.