Yes!!

Finally! News from Cade. Well not really any news, but he is alive and well. He has not quite made it to his final destination and does not have any internet. He wanted me to tell everyone that he is alive and well. It was quite a shock to hear from him at work yesterday morning. He had called the house, then Sterling and Sterling told him to just call my workplace and not let them tell him that I was busy with a patient. Good hubby!
Anyway, he sounds good. He is a little bored as most of his unit has reached the base but they can't seem to make the last leg of the journey. Army guys...!

That old saying

No news is good news....
Is still a good one.
Still haven't heard from Cade.
If anyone has, promptly let him know that his mother would love to hear from him.

No news is... well it's no news

Haven't heard much troop fans. (And that's a good thing.) We know he is traveling and a couple of places he has been, but not much communications.
I went to our family social last night and wives have been hearing bits and pieces here and there, but nothing solid which is just how we like it. Our soldiers depend on us being discreet about their jobs. Please keep this in mind if you FB or blog about our boy. This also means apart from telling you things to your faces, you will probably not hear a lot here. I will tell you what I can.
Macade seemed ready to get going, as usual, the last I spoke to him. I will still feel blessed that we do live in this day and age of more information. I think for a while we will have to depend on snail mail, but that's OK too.
Thanks again for your love and concern. We love our soldier and feel a void constantly without him here. Please remember him in your prayers and keep in mind that mail will take 14 days or so to reach him.

It's really happening

So I never thought this time would come but here we are. Tomorrow night a huge piece of my heart leaves the country for the unknown. I am sick with worry. I have quit counting how many people ask if I am scared. What do you think? My life is not the same. My testimony of country and family is different. My soul will not rest until he is safely back on American soil.
My heart has been touched by one of my patients that has deployed 11 times as a Chaplain. He is a sober man. He has seen life and death. His last deployment ended last week and with the loss of 12 of their men. I have hope that by the grace of God that all of Macades unit returns home safely. Theirs is a dangerous mission of which I try not to dwell on. The ring of my doorbell will even sound different after tomorrow.
May you all remember our troops tonight and tomorrow. Please think of and say a little prayer for my little boy that is fighting like a man now. And please thank the next young man or woman in uniform. Their sacrifice is great. Sometimes ultimate.
Thank you Macade. Your sacrifice leaves me in awe. You constantly invade my thoughts. I hope you are not scared. I hope that you know that I love you more than anything. I hope you know that my breath will be labored until I can feel you and smell you and hear your voice in my ear. I love you son.

Skype is the coolest ever!

I got to see my boy tonight!!
We both got set up to Skype and it was so cool!
We are so blessed to live in a time where we can speak face to face with our loved ones thousands of miles away!
Macade is just hanging out in a town called Lacrosse? Not sure how to spell it. He is getting lots of sleep and enjoying that while he can. He says his 1st Sergeant told them to not get in any trouble or he would personally and publicly execute them. I love that guy!
Anyway, Macade looks great and it was fun to show him around the new kitchen!
I LOVE Skype!

A little update

So for those of you that keep up with Macade, (he's hard to keep up with) here is the latest. I spoke with him this morning and he will go on a 4 day leave on the 13th. He is not able to come home and will just be hanging out getting ready to go. So, unless I hear otherwise, he will be leaving the country on the 16th or 17th. I do not know where he goes from here and how long it will be before we hear from him. This part is really hard for me. I like to know that he has a place to sleep and all. Anyway, I do have his new address. I hear that it takes about 2 weeks for him to get mail.

PFC Moore, Macade
118th Sapper Company
FOB Salerno Afghanistan
APO AEO9314

It is with a heavy heart that I mailed my first letter to Afghanistan. It just still seems so unreal. Say a little prayer for my boy and for us. It is a very tough time for all of us.
Macade is always very concerned about his friends and family every time I speak to him. He wants you all to know that he loves you and is thinking about you.

I got pics!!!

He sent them through a text but I got some. I told Macade before he left that I have to have physical evidence that he is ok. PICTURES!! Hopefully they keep coming!

He has been trained and certified to drive this thing! Yikes!

Talked to Cade

And he is good. He sounds a little more upbeat than last time. He is still really ready to get going. He wants to set up his routines. (If you know Cade, you know he likes to have some structure throughout his days.) He is concerned about all his friends here at home and I think it is a little tough for him to think about life going on as usual here.
He is really excited about some new camo they are getting when they leave. He was going to try to go to recovery school, but they didn't make the deadline for it. (I am not crying over this.) He did find out that mechanics do go out on most of the convoys and he was glad about it. (I AM crying over this.)
Overall he seems pretty grounded right now. I am so proud of him. Sterling and I have spent many a sleepless night discussing our concerns for him. We want him to know that we are here for him and support him and his brothers 100%! We pray for his safe return.
We love you Cade!