Family

We were blessed to have an unexpected visit from Pete and Tasha on Sunday afternoon. Pete is on emergency leave from Iraq because of the passing of Tasha's father, Mike. Mike fought a long hard battle with Lymphoma. We are grieving with Tasha and her family. Pete and Tasha spent the afternoon with us on as they were making their way from Duke hospital to Hickory where Tasha's family lives. Pete was filled with stories and pictures of his time in Iraq. It was fascinating to learn more about what he's doing, the culture there and see the places he's traverses on a daily basis.
The children are very diligent in remembering to include Peter and Tasha in our daily blessings. There is hardly a meal that passes that they are not included in our prayers. Saturday it was Ryan who offered up the evening blessings. "Dear God, we pray for Uncle Pete and Aunt Tasha and their dogs."