Today is Blake's birthday and he just boarded a plane for the first leg of his journey back to finish his deployment. This is going to be a long trip, and he probably won't get back to his unit before the middle of next week at the earliest since they spend so much time waiting for flights back and forth.
While he was here, he got to visit most of his friends in Houston and got to spend some time here in Austin with us. He went to church with us Sunday morning and got to meet everyone there first hand. He is taking back cards and Bibles for people in his unit that the church gave him. He's left his address with everyone he could think of with instructions on what to send. The only real disappointment that he had the whole time was in not getting to see his brother. I really wish we could have made that work out.
He was very impressed by our new neighbors after spending time in Kathy's Garage, the local hang-out where adult beverages are consumed and the problems of the world are quickly resolved. He got to see Carl's paintings and railroad setup, a most impressive display. And, he bought himself a Playstation 3 and a couple of games and left it at our house till he comes back. Mwa ha ha ha ha...
Guess he's going to learn first hand what it's like to have to travel on his birthday, something that Dusty became an expert at. We'll miss him, but he'll be home again soon. Please keep him and the others with him in your prayers.
More when we know more...
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