Christmas Leave, Happy Babies, Physical Pain and Things Thereof...

Posing with my hottie of a wife!

As I sit down to write this it is 12:25am and I have just returned from signing out on leave, which is basically the Army's version of vacation time. Things are so much different than they ever were in the civilian sector. So many forms to fill out and things to print off the internet that accompany the leave packet. But, nevertheless, I am home with my wonderful family for the next 2 weeks or so. I love being home with Rebekah and Layla. They both seem to enjoy having me around the house so I definitely count that as a blessing.

Update on Layla. She is growing like a weed. She is such a happy baby. She has had some other interactions with other babies over the past few days and I am so glad to say that she seems to be very sociable. I would much rather have a child that can easily communicate and relate with the people around them, than fall into the shadows unnoticed. She was such a trooper on Monday when I was going through a hard time.
Which brings me to my next bit of news. I had what's called a discogram done on me. Basically they lay you out on a table and stick several needles in my discs in my spine. Then they pressurized the discs to try to recreate my pain. That in and of itself was horrendous, but the absolute worst part of the whole deal was that the doctor kept missing my lowest disc and hitting my spinal nerves, sending excruciating pain down my leg. At one point I was literally screaming in pain. The only silver lining out of this is that it brings us one step closer to back surgery, which is something that I am actually looking forward to now. I know it sounds weird that I am looking forward to something like spinal surgery, but I truly am looking forward to moving forward and hopefully becoming well again. Only time will tell.
So I will leave you with this. As you go through your day to day, find something to thank God for. Whether you are thanking Him for your loving family, or having a roof over your head, or you just thank Him for being able to have your morning cup of coffee, find something worth being thankful. Also never forget why we are here. Jesus has called His people to fight sin, wage war against the devil and in His name we will prevail. All glory to God in the Highest.

Living Everyday Unashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

PEACE <><