Sending Reinforcements.....

My sweet, sweet husband

who called me as soon as he read my blog on Thursday

because he knew that I would be trying to make plans to get to my mom,

sounded so discouraged because he felt powerless

to be supportive during this time.

He discussed the situation with some of the guys he works with

and they advised him to route a leave chit

and request to fly home.

He thought it was a long shot, but on Friday he was approved for the flight home!

As I type this, he is in Guam awaiting a flight to Tokyo

and then another home.

He will arrive in Seattle at 9:30 am on Monday

and I will depart at 11:30 am on Monday.

We are praying that he can get through customs quickly enough

for us to grab 5 or 10 minutes together before my flight.

He will be home when the kids get home from school!!

Oh, I just can't imagine what a reunion that will be!!!

I've instructed Madison to take pictures of Bren getting off the bus

and seeing Daddy for the first time in 4 months!

David will be thrown right into our crazy schedule

with no buffer time.

He'll do wonderfully, I'm sure.

I wish I could see the look on his face

when he sees how much the kids have grown!

So many things are running through my mind....

Will Bren warm up to him immediately?

How will the relationship between him and the older kids be

after such a long separation?

Will he think I did a good job organizing everything from bills,

to the kids schedule, to the little changes I've made around the house?

Will he find his way around the area ok?

Above all,

my main thoughts are of complete gratitude

that I am able to go be with my mom

without worrying about how my kids will be cared for at home.

Today is his birthday!

I'm so happy that the kids will be able to celebrate it

with him tomorrow in person!!

I'm picking up a cake and balloons today!

Here is David ( and a monkey and a lemur) last week in Thailand.

That was the last port visit the Lincoln made

before starting on the journey back home to Everett.

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I want to thank all of you

who have left such heart felt comments here

and have sent such touching e-mails.

I appreciate so much that there are people out there

with big hearts and giving spirits

that are thinking and praying about us.

Some of you I have never even met before, but I feel so supported by you.

Never underestimate the power of a kind word

or the lasting effects of one caring soul reaching out to another.

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