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Blackpearl
Nikki isn't sure if he is 63W or 63H. In general most of them are cross leveled anyway. Carl holds both plus a 52D and he does it all and then some. LOL, he was fixing AC's in Iraq for the post commander at one time.
They are either going to Carson or Knox.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 24, 2006 at 6:59 PM
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bel,
What's his MOS? They're all in my thoughts and prayers too. Gosh, they get younger and younger... I could be her mother. Wow.
posted by
BlackPearl1
on July 24, 2006 at 6:53 PM
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Azur
you are so very right!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 24, 2006 at 12:58 PM
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No
it never ends. I think that the hardest thing to watch with people we care about is when they can only see one way through a situation when we know that there is more than one way. Sadly they cannot see that until they see it. We can't tell them and that's the hardest part about caring for people - watching them at these times, seemingly powerless to change a thing.
posted by
Azur
on July 24, 2006 at 12:49 PM
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Blonde
Of course!!!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 24, 2006 at 6:01 AM
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Bel
Thanks! Can you say some for me too?
posted by
BlondeAmbition007
on July 24, 2006 at 5:58 AM
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Offbeats
I'm feeling better today. I just have to quit acting like a mother lion letting go of her cub.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 24, 2006 at 5:34 AM
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Blonde
It's hard to let go sometimes and I think that is part of my problem with this. Last year we took care of Nikki and in many ways we are still trying. They are adults and moving on with their lives. Maybe not in the way I want them to and not in a way that I can protect her. I sat at her wedding and cried as hard as her mother did and even then I felt like I was letting my baby go.
She is a tough one and will do just fine. Having the benefits of the regular Army and living on post will make her life better in so many ways. I just have to remember to see that. I'll just keep praying for both of our Nikki's.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 24, 2006 at 5:33 AM
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bel
Sorry about everything going on right now...I hope it gets better soon!
posted by
Offy
on July 24, 2006 at 5:32 AM
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Avant
Something I learned yesterday: It is always darkest before the dawn. Carl will not be going back by choice at this point. Miracles happen. I prefer not to go into it at this point and time but something changed in a very big way here for us yesterday. I think on some level that is why it bothers me so much for Nikki and Chris. I probably feel just a little guilty because we have hope again and they are facing that hell again.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 24, 2006 at 5:28 AM
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bel
I'm sorry for your situation with Carl. I pray that everything works out without him considering going back to that hell hole.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 24, 2006 at 2:48 AM
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Bel
Maybe this has nothing to do with how you are feeling and I even doubt if it will make you feel any better, but I was a role model for my younger Sister Nikki....that is her name too!....anyway, she just turned 20, but was in Iraq since she was 19.....I have the guilt of the world on my shoulders knowing what could happen to her. Part of the reason she went over there is to live up to what I have done and in some weird way prover herself....I tell her how proud of her I am all of the time even before she went over there. I can't help but be proud of her though....I can't even drag her back to visit me right now......she has gained so much experience and pride for the soldiers and a better understanding of the world we are living in from being there. Yes, the world is screwed up, but she is not living in a box with rose colored glasses on anymore either. She has had the experiences of a life time, she sees where her friends are at and would not change her life with anyone right now.
posted by
BlondeAmbition007
on July 24, 2006 at 2:48 AM
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bel 1965
May I share the message I read today in my Twenty-Four Hour A Day book?
" The inward peace that comes from trust in God truly passes all understanding. That peace no one can take from you. No person has the power to disturb that inner peace. But you must be careful not to let in the world's worries and distractions. You must try not to give entrance to fear and despondency. You must refuse to open the door to the distractions that disturb your inward peace. Make it a point to allow nothing today to disturb your inner peace, your heart-calm."
Well it helps me thorugh every day luv. God 
Bless you
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 23, 2006 at 8:19 PM
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Sophistie
I know you are right, but somedays it just hits hard! Thank you.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 23, 2006 at 8:09 PM
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The Strong Will Survive
It sounds trite, yet holds truth!!
posted by
Dr_JPT
on July 23, 2006 at 8:00 PM
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Thank you Shelly
posted by
bel_1965
on July 23, 2006 at 7:51 PM
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bel, she will be in my thoughts and prayers.
posted by
shelly_b
on July 23, 2006 at 7:50 PM
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Shelly
Exactly. Like I said Nikki was our baby and it just all feels so wrong. The possibility of what she faces scares me to death.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 23, 2006 at 7:47 PM
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God, she's so young...
posted by
shelly_b
on July 23, 2006 at 7:45 PM
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