I am sitting here in the wee hours of the morning or the late late hours of the night just hoping that my husband is going to log into his account so that we can IM. How pathetic am I? Yes, I must say that I miss my husband more than I thought possible and I think about him constantly. I worry about his safety (although he always says that he is safe) I mean really how safe can he be when 5 people have died so far from a unit of soldiers that are stationed right next to him? And he even knew 2 of them? I know that it would probably be easier for me not to know so that I don't worry more than I already do, but I can't bury my head in the sand either. He is in a war zone, this isn't play time and yet sometimes I think that he takes it as such. I guess that makes it easier for him. Tad is stationed in Mozul which is north of Baghdad. And he doesn't get to leave the FOB (which is their makeshift base) very often, which I say does make me feel better. He sits at a desk and makes sure that all their equipment and supplies are up to where they need to be and that they have everything that they need in order to do their jobs effectively. I am very proud of him and what he is doing. He says that the poverty over there is staggering and he sometimes feels that he is on another mission. He wants so badly to help the people there, but yet feels helpless to do anything. It isn't like he can bring the Gospel to them, although that might help. Here is a picture of Tad out on patrol. He has only done this twice in the 2 months that he has been there. But he seems to enjoy going out.
I just pray that he can stay safe, do his job, and get back home.
