Today was great. I went to church this morning. Heard a great message and then played with the babies in the nursery. After that service, a bunch of ladies in the church went to lunch while the men stayed back to watch the kids. We were able to have some time to relax without the kids and really fellowship with one another. All in all it was quite enjoyable.
After that, I went and picked up my kids and came home. My awesome friend, Lyssa, came over to my house after church and we had a mini Super Bowl party. It was just the two of us and our 7 kids, along with lots of snacks and juice. They came about 2 hours before the actual kickoff, which meant more talk time for me :-) and more playtime for the kids. Once the game started we watched it on and off, but mostly we talked. Not a big surprise for me. And not shockingly, I did most of the talking. It is a nasty habit, I know, but I really can't help myself. I am a talker. I didn't realize how much I needed to just get stuff off my chest until I started telling Lyssa about everything that was going on. She is one of the few people in my life that will ask me how I am doing and when I answer with my typical, "I am okay," she will call me on it. That is about the time she tells me to cut the crap and tell her what is REALLY going on. Again, that is what happened today. She called me on it, and I spilled it. Once I started talking, I didn't stop. Talking out some of the issues with her and getting her outside opinion really helped. She keeps it real with me and is not afraid to tell me when I am being stupid. She tells me when I am wrong or when my feelings are not completely off base. Like I said, it was so nice to be able to talk to someone who would listen and be honest and real with me.
God has blessed me during this deployment in ways I was not expecting. To be honest, I thought I would be completely alone in this deployment with my only form of support being my best friend (who is 3 hours away) and my family (who are all a 2 day drive away). Now, I have not only my best friend and my family, I also have some really awesome friends here, a great bible study that I am connecting in, a pastor who is great, a pastor from Ian's college years who lives an hour away and still gives me a ton of support, and a new set of neighbors that I am connecting with. God really has shown me that he would not let me go through this alone. I know that I have God as my main support and he put all these other people in my life to be my support here on earth. I am blessed and am making it through day by day because of these blessings.
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