It's been one week....

since I left Renee at a hangar and boarded a bus in the wee our of the morning to begin my 3rd full tour overseas. Deploying is never an easy thing and even though we are deployment veterans like many other military families in todays military that doesn't make it any easier for us. Yes we know how to cope with deployments very well and as for me I find myself getting in the deployment mindset very quickly, of course I'm sure it's also the same case for Renee only she has to deal with the questions the kids ask such as when is daddy coming home? Why can't we talk to him? Is daddy ok? I'm very blessed to have such a strong partner in this situation. I am also thankful that we have such a caring church family that will do just about anything to take care of all of us! (Thank you Grace Family)

As for me over here well... it feels like i never left this place sometimes! I feel like I went on an extended mid-tour and now I'm back again to do the job I'm supposed to get done. Of course the scenery changed some but pretty much it's the same thing. I've found that some of my buddies here share this view as well, it's all very odd to say the least. I won't bore you with the details of this place but I will say that it's very desolate and sad but I hope we can make these people's lives better somehow.... Anyway I don't have many pictures of this place yet I've been running around trying to figure out where things are but I will post some pictures soon.

What Looms Ahead....

Deployments are a big part of the Army in this day in age and since I'm a card carrying member of the great US Army it's my turn! In the next few weeks I will spending as much time as possible with Renee and all the Special Ks. I will cherish every moment, every laugh, every tear shed, and everything else I can cherish with them. It's not that I don't all the time, it's just a simple fact that I know I will be missing a lot of little things in my kids lives and really to any parent it's the little things that you remember most. My blog has been the last thing in my mind in these last few months but I have a feeling this will be a good outlet for me. I will be able to share my journey to Afghanistan with all of you 3 or 4 readers (Ha!). We will see what this deployment brings for me and for my baby and my kiddos here at home. Stay Tuned...