He's Home!

Yesterday may have been cold and rainy, but it was a great day. Clayton returned home to the United States after a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. There were so many emotions felt and expressed with thankful, grateful and blessed being just a few. And, God does care about the desires of our heart. I prayed many times for the rain to stop in order for us to be outside to see him deplane - and it did. Thank you, Lord. Not only for this small gift but for your protection of our son. We saw your hand at work and give you all of the credit.

I will have more photos to share in the days ahead. For now you can view a few here in this online album.

Barry and I traveled to Ft. Campbell to watch him arrive and greet him at the return ceremony. As he deplaned and the line made its way closer to us I called out his name and he found me in the crowd. What joy it was to see his face and smile.

We will spend a little more time with Clayton and head home only to return in less than 2 weeks to pick him up for his leave time. We are looking forward to him spending some time at home with us.

Barry and I are so grateful for the love, prayers and support of everyone during this journey. Thank you! The story doesn't end here though. The news of Bin Ladens death accompanied this group of soldiers home. Here too many emotions are being felt and expressed across our nation. Let us not forget to pray for our country, its leaders, and our troops. While I'm so happy to have our soldier home, my heart is heavy for the mothers of those he trained to replace him. They are beginning the journey we have just completed. May their comfort be found in God, their faith, family & friends, just as we did.