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 My birthday was Monday. Michael was scheduled to leave on Sunday for a 2 week TDY and wouldn’t be here for my actual birthday so he planned our traditional birthday celebrations for Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening, after the children had given me their hand made birthday cards and our traditional store-bought birthday cake, Michael sent Eli [...]  Dear friends, I would love your prayers as we embark on another deployment. We have the rest of this week with Michael – as he’ll be leaving for a 2 week pre-deployment training on Sunday – and then we’ll only have approximately one week with him when he returns before he leaves for 6 months. If you [...]  It’s been several years since we’ve lived in a house with a mantel and I’ve never really done a theme or seasonal decoration for the mantels we have had in the past. So, this year, I thought I would put together something. My goal was to take my time and choose fabrics and items that I [...]  … on that life changing day? We were living in Oklahoma on an Air Force Base at the time. I was actually driving to work at a small law firm when the radio was interrupted with the news of a plane crashing into the north tower. The news caster (who was just the regular DJ) was [...]  Last week, the children and I had the awesome privilege of “tacking on” Michael’s new stripe!! Master Sergeant Michael Venning For those of you not familiar with the military way of life, tacking on is mostly just a ceremonial and fun way to celebrate putting on a new rank. Every base does it a little differently, [...] 
Friday, Michael and I were blessed to celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary. Mt. Dandenong – Melbourne, Australia We have been incredibly blessed by a loving and gracious God these last eleven years. Us with Michael's dad, stepmom and siblings We are currently enjoying the beautiful part of God’s creation that is Australia and spending time with Michael’s [...]  Well, there’s nothing like dropping off the face of the blogosphere for a few weeks, right? I have so many things I want to tell you, several hints and tips that I’d like to share with you and more importantly, how much God loves you and desires for you to grow and prosper in your faith, [...]  July 2010, Pikes Peak Colorado Michael left a couple of weeks ago for a TDY to a base in Tennessee. This TDY is a little different in that it’s actually an on-site school/training he has to attend before he can sew on his next rank on June 1. Prior to him leaving, we discussed the possibility [...]  I really did have some posts planned (and even partially written) for this week, but this silly little virus called influenza decided to invade our home over the weekend. My couch buddy! We’ve never dealt with the flu before and I have to say, it hasn’t been nearly as bad as I ever anticipated. I am [...]  I’m still here and definitely haven’t forgotten any of you. The last two weeks have been incredibly difficult for me as a mom and I’m happy that Michael is on his way home from Australia. I am thankful he was able to be with his family during this time, but am definitely excited to have [...]  |
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