New World Record

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe I have set a new world record for fewest posts in the longest amount of time.

I actually have to thank my good friend Micah Tapp for bringing me back. He has his own blog and when I went in to comment on his new deck (very nice) I had to log in...

and this reminded me that I actually had/have a blog (sort of)...

and hey, what a good idea to try and blog while I'm in Afghanistan so here we go.

For those of you who don't know me (and how in the world did you find your way here if you don't) I am in the US Air Force and am currently deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan. I've been here for just under three months and I have just over three months to go on this deployment. It does stink being away from my family...I'm not going to gloss over that fact; it really stinks!

However, it has been very interesting. Now I don't like having to carry a gun around everywhere I go and I don't like having to wear body armor and a helmet when I leave the camp, but I've met people from 37 different countries (I work as part of a NATO force). I've played cricket (in the same way that someone who has played wiffleball can say they've played baseball) and have even tried waffles with goat cheese. It's a Norwegian thing and actually not bad.

I've also met some great men and women of God and the chaplain here got me started on a new way of bible study that forces me to examine the scriptures, think about how to apply them in my life and then create a way to pray specifically for God to help me to do exactly that. It's amazing to me how God turns situations that we don't want (spending six months away from your family, just for an example) into a time when He can really mold and change you.

Anyway, I think that I've probably rambled on for long enough. If you made it this far, kudos to you. Have a great day and may God richly bless you and your family.