FALL is HERE

10 things I love about fall =

I love the crisp morning air...

Leaves...

Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back on the menus...

Baseball is almost over...

And HOCKEY HAS BEGUN...

GO DUCKS

Thanksgiving is just around the corner...

Fireplaces + Blanket + A good book...

Hot Chocolate...

Buy gifts...

SNOW...

Being an adult SUCKS

...SOMETIMES =)

Brock and I are trying to make a decision. A BIG decision.

Last Saturday Brock took part in a small ceremony welcoming home soldiers from Basic.

When he received his Military Police Unit pin, the Srgt. told him he was deploying to

Afghanistan in March, 2010. While we hear the news swirling around us that the Middle

East Ward is calming down and less soldiers are being sent, that doesn't mean no more

are being sent apparently.

While is was big news, and not news i necessarily wanted to hear, I know God is faithful.

My prayer was that God would give us at least 1 month together before Brock would have

to leave again. And God has abundantly blessed us with 6 months together!

However, we were planning on moving soon. So now what? After talking with his bosses

we were given about a week to decided. In 2 weeks Brock's name goes on the list, and

he WILL ship out in March.

There are so many possibilities to consider. Do we stay here? Do we move to Tennessee?

There are so many uncertainties and things to cause my heart to stumble. But I know

my God is carefully planning each and every step we make. Now I am praying we carefully

listen to His guiding and follow wherever He leads.

ten

I'm praising God for

-Brock's new job

-A beautiful weekend

-A best friend who is the best!

-BBQs on hot evenings

-making cookies

-A new hard drive

-Ryan Roehl!!!

-God's provision

- and faithfulness

-naps

God's Faithfulness

2 Samuel 22

²⁶ "To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

²⁷ to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

²⁸ You save the humble,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.

²⁹ You are my lamp, O LORD;
the LORD turns my darkness into light.

³⁰ With your help I can advance against a troop;
with my God I can scale a wall.

³¹ "As for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in him.

³² For who is God besides the LORD ?
And who is the Rock except our God?

³³ It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect.

³⁴ He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he enables me to stand on the heights.

³⁵ He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

³⁶ You give me your shield of victory;
you stoop down to make me great.

Brock has his first weekend back at Los Alimitos. His graduating class had a small ceremony. As he received his pin, the Sargent told him he would be deploying to Afghanistan in March.

WOW. When Brock told me this over the phone I was stunned. A little scared. Etc...

But then I realized I prayed for God to give him at least 1 month at home with me. He blessed me beyond my dreams and is giving me 7 months with Brock. While Brock will be putting in for a transfer ASAP for Dickson, Tennessee, we are not sure if it will be granted as he is scheduled to deploy.

But I praise God for His faithfulness.

...It is God who arms me with strength

and makes my way perfect.....

Have you read...?

Any of Joel Rosenberg's books???

The Last Jihad

and the rest of his books are amazing.
I'm telling you!
GO, RUN, NOW!
To B&N, The Library, or barrow from a friend.

He's COMING. And He's Coming soon....

::There's a peace I've come to know::

There's a peace I've come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail
There's an anchor for my soul
I can say "It is well"

Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead

And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise
I will rise

There's a day that's drawing near
When this darkness breaks to light
And the shadows disappear
And my faith shall be my eyes

Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead

And I hear the voice of many angels sing,
"Worthy is the Lamb"
And I hear the cry of every longing heart,
"Worthy is the Lamb"

-Chris Tomlin

Christ has overcome!

I am...

Thankful for Monday Holidays!

Fun with Brock, Daniel & Chelsea

A BBQ & Pool

A great weekend with the family

For cooler weather

A great surprise party

Fun Friends

Summer is almost over

One last Angels Game

HOCKEY SEASON Starting soon - GO DUCKS

a weekend in St. Louis

State Capitol building

The Arch

Steamboat Ride on the Mississippi

Dinner with the Family

Great Mexican Food at...

YUMMMM!

brock got the camera...
(st. louis arch museum)

the "egg capsul" you ride up to the top of the arch

the view of the arch

picture time...


in the museum again...

Dinner at "The Chocolate Bar" in Layfayette Square

Graduation Day, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo

Ft. Leonard Wood, Alpha 795th War Time Graduation
(Brock is 6th from the Right)

Drill Srgt. Warner

Drill Srgt. Robinson

DONE DONE DONE!

with Mom & Dad Herring

Pictures from Family Day in Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo

Brock honored for 9mm expert shooting


Dad & Mom Buoniconti, Us & the Rock Brock painted


Dad & Mom Herring, Us, Brock Rock


Brock & Deanna =)


Brock & Soto - Brock's Battle Buddy


Phase Banners with Platoon Awards


MP Rock Garden

...So glad I got to attend the Alpha Company 795th MP's wartime graduation
...Excited Brock is DONE with boot camp & training
...Proud of all he accomplished
...Proud of the soldier my husband is
...Proud of the testimony he was and continues to be to his fellow soldiers
...So grateful for time in St. Louis to celebrate
...Grateful to have made it home

...Thankful I made it through
...Thankful for all those who loved us & supported us
and most of all,
Thankful for God's provision & guidance and seeing His hand over our lives



Better Together
~Jack Johnson

There's no combination of words
I could put on the back of a postcard
No song that I could sing
But I can try for your heart
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things
Like a, shoebox of photographs
With sepia tone loving
Love is the answer,
At least for most of the questions in my heart
Like why are we here? And where do we go?
And how come it's so hard?
It's not always easy and
Sometimes life can be deceiving
I'll tell you one thing it's always better when we're together

MMM it's always better when we're together
Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

And all of these moments
Just might find their way into my dreams tonight
But I know that they'll be gone
When the morning light sings
And brings new things
For tomorrow night you see
That they'll be gone too
Too many things I have to do
But if all of these dreams might find their way
Into my day to day scene
I'd be under the impression
I was somewhere in between
With only two
Just me and you
Not so many things we got to do
Or places we got to be
We'll Sit beneath the mango tree now

It's always better when we're together
Mmmm, we're somewhere in between together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

MMmmmm MMMmmmm Mmmmmm
I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when I wake up,
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
But there is not enough time,
And there is no, no song I could sing
And there is no, combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing
We're better together.