Promotion Time!

Deployments are always hard on everyone involved, but one blessing this time around is that Dave has had reasonable telephone access. He's able to call Kelly fairly often, and occasionally we get to talk to him. Two weeks ago he called to tell us he's received a promotion to Petty Officer Second Class. What a joy it was to hear his voice! We're really proud of Dave and happy for him. He worked so hard for this, and scored extremely high on the written advancement exam.

Unfortunately, stress levels are really high. Please pray for Dave and all his guys, that they're able to stay focused on their task and come home safely. They're more than half-way through this deployment now. Just a few more months . . .



Above, Dave during one of his night shifts.


In early November, I was blessed to spend several days with Kelly in North Carolina. It's always a special treat to be with Kelly, and after raising two sons, it's so fun to have girl time! The two pictures below are at home with the cats and at the riverfront park in Wilmington.





We're so excited that Kelly gets to come home to California for the holidays. She'll be here for almost two weeks, making the rounds between parents, grandparents, cousins, friends, and us, of course! Yea!!