Sunday, December 24, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Sam's New Address
My brother, Sam, is a specialist in the Army and has been serving in Afghanistan since last March. In their Christmas letter, my sister-in-law, Shannon (Sam's woman) writes:
"This half of deployment has proven much harder than the first. Sam has had a rough time. He has been moved around constantly and had to adjust to all types of situations. From being able to call home everyday and having a semi-normal work schedule to being way out in the middle of nowhere, pretty much living out of tents with no communication to the States. He has not been able to receive any mail for the past three months due to his constant travelling and back-up with the mail carriers, so it has been a lonely half, especially for Sam. Currently, Sam is stationed in Laghman, Afghanistan and he should be there for the rest of his tour. This is a much more dangerous area. He has already been ambushed during one of his missions and he has only been there for two weeks. The environment there is much more hostile than his former location in Sharana. However, God's provision always shines through. Sam lost his 1st Sergeant in the earlier parts of the deployment and several friends have had severe to minor injuries, but God has kept my husband safe. We ask you to continue to lift him up in your prayers along with our troops. We thank you all for your support, love, and prayers that I know the Lord has heard and answered. Sam is set to leave Afghanistan March 5th, 2007."
We received great news this past Sunday that Sam is beginning to get his mail (finally) and I'd like to give you his new address. I'm sure he'd appreciate the cards, letters and care packages!
"This half of deployment has proven much harder than the first. Sam has had a rough time. He has been moved around constantly and had to adjust to all types of situations. From being able to call home everyday and having a semi-normal work schedule to being way out in the middle of nowhere, pretty much living out of tents with no communication to the States. He has not been able to receive any mail for the past three months due to his constant travelling and back-up with the mail carriers, so it has been a lonely half, especially for Sam. Currently, Sam is stationed in Laghman, Afghanistan and he should be there for the rest of his tour. This is a much more dangerous area. He has already been ambushed during one of his missions and he has only been there for two weeks. The environment there is much more hostile than his former location in Sharana. However, God's provision always shines through. Sam lost his 1st Sergeant in the earlier parts of the deployment and several friends have had severe to minor injuries, but God has kept my husband safe. We ask you to continue to lift him up in your prayers along with our troops. We thank you all for your support, love, and prayers that I know the Lord has heard and answered. Sam is set to leave Afghanistan March 5th, 2007."
We received great news this past Sunday that Sam is beginning to get his mail (finally) and I'd like to give you his new address. I'm sure he'd appreciate the cards, letters and care packages!
SPC Sam Chaput
C Co., 37 Eng. BN (RCP)
FOB Lagman
APO AE 09355
Friday, December 15, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Christmas Photos
This morning I took Lilly's Christmas pictures. Can you believe she'll be 8 months old on Saturday?! I love that little girl! (Thank you, Ashley, for entertaining Lilly while I took these photos!)
Pictures!
Lilly's 1st Thanksgiving
We spent far too much time watching videos (like this one, it's VERY entertaining,) on YouTube that afternoon.
Ann, Jen & I kidnapped Shannon to celebrate her 21st b-day.
Nice posture, Ann.
This is what happens when you leave your camera in the freezing cold car for 5 hours before you take pictures.
We spent far too much time watching videos (like this one, it's VERY entertaining,) on YouTube that afternoon.Ann, Jen & I kidnapped Shannon to celebrate her 21st b-day.Nice posture, Ann.
This is what happens when you leave your camera in the freezing cold car for 5 hours before you take pictures.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Something New
Okay, I know I haven't been able to update this in a long time, so here's the short recap post, and I'll put up a longer post later with pictures and stuff in a day or two.
Let's see, since my last post:
-We had Thanksgiving (a couple of them)
-Soul Pardon had a lock-in and hosted Open Door's Parent's Day Off
-Our Monday night class ended (last night--our next class on hearing God's voice begins in mid-January)
-Matt & I were commissioned as the Youth Co-Pastors at Open Door
-I had a fierce cold
-Now Matt has it
-Lilly got a stuffy nose
-Hilary, Charlie & Caspian visited
-It snowed
-Shannon & Ann had birthdays
-Nic got a girlfriend (and Jen was there!)
-Matt got a raise
-We saw Stranger Than Fiction (it was really good!)
-We played Apples to Apples, and Nic played too (a first)
-Lilly can click her tongue
-She's almost crawling
-I have been SWAMPED with work
So that's the short version. I promise I'll put up pictures very soon. Thanks for being patient. Later, dudes.
Let's see, since my last post:
-We had Thanksgiving (a couple of them)
-Soul Pardon had a lock-in and hosted Open Door's Parent's Day Off
-Our Monday night class ended (last night--our next class on hearing God's voice begins in mid-January)
-Matt & I were commissioned as the Youth Co-Pastors at Open Door
-I had a fierce cold
-Now Matt has it
-Lilly got a stuffy nose
-Hilary, Charlie & Caspian visited
-It snowed
-Shannon & Ann had birthdays
-Nic got a girlfriend (and Jen was there!)
-Matt got a raise
-We saw Stranger Than Fiction (it was really good!)
-We played Apples to Apples, and Nic played too (a first)
-Lilly can click her tongue
-She's almost crawling
-I have been SWAMPED with work
So that's the short version. I promise I'll put up pictures very soon. Thanks for being patient. Later, dudes.
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