The Colonel arrived in Maza E-Shariff last Friday.
All is well.
He said Northern Afghanistan is beautiful.
Below is a picture of some of the mountains that he gets to see every day.
Really pretty, huh?
Here's a picture of him with a Danish soldier with the last name,
only spelled with a "K."
You have to enlarge the picture to see their names on their uniforms.
I'm really not too sure what he's doing now.
I do know he's a Deputy Commander of an RST unit.
And yes, he's explained it to me a few times,
but I never fully understand what he does.
Please don't tell him I said that.
The best news is he has his own living arrangements.
Well, he's still in a shipping container,
but it's split in half, divided by a solid wall.
He's happy, I'm happy.
He had sent me pictures of his other shipping container in Kabul.
This is his section of the container.
Not too bad.
He made the bottom "bunk" it into a little desk area for himself.
This is his roommate's side of the container.
You can see how narrow the container really is in this picture.
The bunk bed JUST fits.
But it's still better than living in a tent in the middle of Afghanistan.
I have to say the Colonel is much neater!
Back here at home we enjoyed a nice Easter weekend.
The kids arrived home from their Youth Convention LATE Friday night and then proceeded to sleep most of Saturday morning.
We went to church on Sunday and then to my sister's house.
I didn't take any pictures, sorry.
Just wasn't in the mood.
I hope you all enjoyed a beautiful Easter!
I haven't forgotten to tell you about my fall from the platform 2 weeks ago!
You'll just have to come back another day to hear that story!
Enjoy your day!
BECKY says
Lois, I am so glad that you get to be in good communication with Phil! What a blessing! And to see photos of him or actually see him when you get the chance to talk...wow!
I know that doesn't lessen the whole ordeal, but it is something a lot of women don't get. God is definitely looking out for you both, huh?
It does my heart good to see pics of him, too. I hold him up in prayer often, as I do your whole family. May God continue to show you His perfect care for you, and give your heart peace and rest.
Love you lots, sweetie!
Becky
Laura says
SO glad the hubby is safe and doing well...and YES he definitely is much neater. 🙂
Flat Creek Farm says
Good to see those pics, and that he's doing well. Hugs to all of you - I know this year must be moving by pretty slow. I'm sure it's comforting every word you hear from him! -Tammy
Sandra says
Such good news re. the Colonel and love the photos of Afghanistan. That's a place I'd love to visit but, probably, never will.
Hope you're feeling better after your fall.
Nancy says
I'm glad the Colonel is doing well and has nice living quarters. I hope you're doing well, too. You take care of yourself, k?
Nancy
Tami says
Glad to hear all is well with your hubby! May you have a beautiful week!
Capturing Smiles says
Nice pics! The mountains are pretty! I'm glad everything is going ok! I think of you often! They are so inventive with their rooms (like making it into a desk area!) God Bless!
Tara says
Bet you were glad to hear from hubby and see that all was well. Room isn't too bad. Could be a tent. Bet he is glad it isn't.
So tell us about this fall?
Debbie says
How wonderful to get these pics (he looks great) and see for yourself that all is well. His little area looks pretty good actually. Glad Easter was good. Soo, that sounds like quite the fall? Hugs...Deb
Carmen C. says
After a tearful Easter of wondering where my son will be for next Easter, this post is just what I needed! So nice to see the Colonel there all well and settled into a *nice* container that looks quite homey actually, lol, thank you for sharing with us:) Now...about that fall...??????