Hello all my Blogger friends out there. Just wanted to let you all know what has been going on with myself. Well I’m not sick or anything like that. I have made that large change in my life. This journey over the past month has taken me to South Carolina and now to Fort Polk in Louisiana for now. Next month my journey will take me even farther away from my family for an extended amount of time. Once I can get myself settled in I will be back amongst you my friends. Please pray for my family during this time we are apart. Thank you for your time and understanding.
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#TuesdayTunes – 3 Doors Down “Here Without You”
Babe even though I’m not with you right now, I am always with you in your heart. Love you and miss you….
#TuesdayTunes – Toby Keith “American Soldier”
Today I begin my new journey and path in my life. I am going back into the Active Army to finish out my career. I don’t know all were this will take me, but I am ready to give it a go. Being older than most of the people I will be serving with should be interesting. I have enjoyed my last 10 years in the National Guard and have made many friends, but now I have a greater task and purpose in my life. Please pray for my family as we will be apart for some time. I am an American Soldier….
Changes
Today marks an end
Having to say goodbye to so many friends
A change in life
Can bring so much strife
Uncertainties abound
Clarity often not found
Praying each day
That God will lead my way
An end to a chapter
One that was full of tears and laughter
A new journey I start
Following the call within my heart
A new road ahead
On wings of an eagle I am led
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Sorry……
Pain Pain Pain
Is all I ever give you
Sadness Sadness Sadness
Is all I ever put into your life
All I have ever done is bring tears to your eyes
Depression, Despair and Defeat
What I have only provided from my actions
Taking a stake to your heart
Is what I have done since the start
Why do you put up with me still
Bringing you sadness and tears
Fulfilling all your fears
All I can say is taking steps forward are scary
When there is so much to be weary
But to you I make this vow
No matter where I go or where I am
I take you with me wherever I go
Always today, tomorrow and forever
What a Difference a Year Makes
What a difference a year makes
Just twelve short months ago we were as far apart as the earth and the moon
Both hidden inside ourselves
Ready for it all to end
A love we thought built to last
A union of two coming to past
Miracles we soon learned do exist
At a bottom, our relationship did almost land
But two hearts were taken in hand
A hand of God placed upon us
Light of the world shown into our lives
Rising out of that dark place we had settled
Day by day we learned to love one another
A truer more deeper love than we had known before
Doubts were always on the horizon, challenges still lay in our path
Fighting for what we had begun so many years ago had just begun
Good days and bad, we made it through
Now ahead lays the biggest challenge we will face
Just know that my heart burns only for you
You are my love, my life, my one true bright shining star
Just twelve short months ago, I know it would have ended in ruins
But know now my heart and soul rests with you and yours with me
Wherever I go, here my heart will be
A future of brightness we have ahead
Adventures and journeys together we shall share
Know my love for you knows no bounds
No height, no depth will keep me from being around
For what a difference a year makes between us
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Hello Out There It’s Me!
Just an update for everyone out there in Bloggerland. I haven’t really had much chance to write much and when I do my brain has been going on overdrive. I am in the midst of a huge change in my life which I am both excited about and a bit scared about. The where I will be going is mostly figured out, just a lot of unknown still ahead. I ask prayer for my way ahead for not only myself, but my family. I won’t say too much about what it is right now, but I will give a hint that the name of my blog is a good give away. Hopefully my brain will settle down and let me get back to writing. I tried the other day and it felt like my head was going to explode. I hope to try to catch up on reading many of your blogs soon. Of course on top of this all I have been working long hours in my current position due to the bad weather that has hampered our state over the past week. I hope for the best for all of you out there. I pray for safety and health for you all. Stay in touch and I hope to reenter this family of bloggers soon.
#TuesdayTunes – Queensryche “Eyes of a Stranger”
Saw Queensryche back in 1992 at the Cow Palace in San Jose. It was their Operation Mindcrime tour and it was incredible. Geoff Tate has an incredible voice and they are an electric group in concert. I was about 6 feet from the stage and it was a packed house. When I was in Iraq in 2011 they were at my base doing a USO tour and I was excited about maybe getting the chance to see them again. Of course mission came first and I couldn’t go. Enjoy the amazing vocals and power of this song.
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
When I thought the world was all mine
So many opportunities in front of me
What would I grow up to be
A doctor, a lawyer, a farmer, a fast-food worker
Off to college I went to find my order
Enjoyed the time I spent at school
Often times getting drunker than a fool
I knew after a while that this was not for me
So I knew then what I would become
For my lifes outcome
The course that I chose as I grew older
Was for me to become a soldier
Waiting
Upon a dream I wait
Voices in my head drive my doubt
Telling me it will never happen
Why do you believe you deserve this outcome
Trying to push them out
Anxiety takes hold
I try to stay bold
My heart says all will be as willed
Upon peace it shall be filled
Agonizing over the ticking of the clock
Pushing against a giant rock
Knowing that God is at work
Upon his path I shall wait
Not easy to stand still within the storm
Praying that word shall come down soon
Waiting like a cowboy for high noon
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A Soldier's Walk 