sweet home alabama

I am in Sweet Home Alabama! It is so HOT and humid here. I know this sounds crazy, but I love it! I am soaking it all in before heading back to Alaska for another winter.
Kyle is in school, but Emma and I are having a great time swimming, shopping at Target, and playing at the playground. We are staying on base and they have a wonderful play area right outside our room. I love how the Air Force really tries to make your time here as comfortable as possible. It's not the Plaza hotel we just moved from in Springfield, but it is comfortable and I can do laundry for free! ha.
Emma is having a blast playing the sand box. It was caked in her hair last night I had to wash it twice and comb it all out, and still I did not get it all out.
I love this base. The housing is so beautiful. It is picture of what you think southern living should be. Of course, the nice houses are for the Generals, and Colonels. But, I did see two Captain names amoungst them. The must be navy Captains. There is no way they would let at AF Captain live in that housing unless there was some special need or maybe a big family.
Anyhoo....I am having a great time. Enjoying Target and Ross. ha! I am glad I was able to come with Kyle for a few weeks. This has been really fun.

im finally in warm weather!!!

Well, I am in the hotel room at our Chaplaincy conference hanging out with Emma. They have childcare for all the services and sessions except for this one tonight with Zollie Smith. I am sure would have been awesome, but Emma is done. She is having a great time at the pool, and playing with all the other little chaplain kids. All AG chaplains are invited to this conference from all branches of military to correctional and VA chaplains. There is so much diversity.
I was able to connect with several other chaplain wives that I have become friends with from either assignments or just going to the conference. It is always so fun to see good friends.
The first women's session was great. I cried my eyes out hearing the stories from the wives/spouses of chaplain's. Hearing what others face really puts my life in perspective. I don't have problems compared to some of the hardships that others face. I've been really blessed, but yet I complain about small things, like the weather. How ungrateful am I? I get to live in a beautiful state!

It has been good to get away from Alaska and just have to deal with the humidity that comes with the warmth of the south. Wow. I forgot how hot it gets! It has been so fun to be down here with Target, good shopping and lots of yummy restaurants that we don't get in Alaska. It has been a really relaxing break for us so far and I am really thankful for the break and God allowing us to come as a familiy. Making time for family vacations is so important, we've have really been needing some time just us three. It's been great.

I am so thankful that it all worked out exactly how God intended it to.

By the way, we just found out we are expecting Hundley baby #2. We are thrilled! I will be delivering in my 2nd militaryhospital! That should be fun. Actually the hospital on base is wonderful. They won best Air Force hospital for 2007! So, I thank God for the opportunity to enjoy good care. God is always mindful of our needs. Escpecially since I will be delivering so far from home and probably without any parents there to be there when the baby is born. God knows I have a lot of support here and I am thankful for that.

I had a Andy's custard from one of Kyle and I old date spots. It was stinking awesome, but I couldn't even eat half of it. And we both used to finish off our own. No wonder we both gained weight that first year of marriage. wow. We are getting old and we can't live like that anymore. Young people can eat junk and stay pretty fit, once you hit 30 it's over!

4th of July, family, travel and trust

Happy 4th, everyone!  It was gorgeous and sunny for the past two days up to about 70-75 which is stinking hot for Alaska.  Yesterday, I power washed the deck to prep for repainting it and of course today it is over cast and looks like could rain.  Oh, well.  There are plenty of other jobs to do inside.  

Kyle's Dad and the boys left Tuesday night, and now we are preparing for my sister to arrive Saturday night.  I am so excited.  I am ready!  

 

The weird thing about Alaska and the 4th is that you have to wait until after midnight to see any fire works at all.   It barely gets dark here at all this time of year.  I kind of miss the fireworks displays I am used to in states that actually have a night. :)

I have been doing a huge catch up because while Kyle was on leave and we had family here,  it was really hard for me stay up with all the mail.  The desk was piling up and that drives me crazy.  Finally, today I was able to file and organize some of the garbage.  I am in such a throw a way mood.  I really should hit my closet next. agh!

 

We are also trying to plan for our trip the the south the end of July.  We always try to go to our annual AG Chaplaincy Conference in July.  It is so worth it.  There have been days this year where I literally just thought if I can just make it to conference I know I will get the encouragement that I need.  Of course, God reminded me that He is always here and I don't need to wait  until the conference to get help.  It is just a wonderful time to be with people who are on the same page and other Chaplain's who really try to love you and mentor you.   It is really an awesome time for us because I sometimes feel like such a novice at this whole military lifestyle.  

Kyle is also going to Squadron Officer School in Montgomery, Alabama the week after the conference, so that is another added stress.  It is a five week school that most captain's in the Air Force attend.   He is still trying to get orders cut, because he can't even talk to the travel people until that is done. Of course everyone is out of the office most of this week  because of the holiday. yeah! ha.  God knows all about this and I know He always has our best in mind. I am trying to go with Kyle to most of SOS, because my family is so close by.  But that adds another stress of trying to figure out the how to get where and also be budget friendly. :(  It will be fun though.  I am really wanting to go with him because I know there are a lot of times that I can't travel with him.  Especially when kids start going to school or when he deploys somewhere I can't visit.  We try to stick together as much as we can. 

I am really trying to learn to trust God with our future.  We visited an awesome church service during Kyle's leave, and the pastor spoke about trusting God.   He said something that I wrote down and have been reminding myself of it about a million times.  "Anxiety is the result of not trusting God with your future".  It is simple but it really hit home for me.  I have struggled so much with this very issue... it seems all year long.   I long for the day when trusting God is something that I can do easily.   Right now, I really struggle with it.  

It reminds me of people who eat at the same restaurants all the time and order the same thing on the menu.  They know it's good and they don't really care to try anything else.  I want to get that way with God.  I want to get to the point where there is no other thoughts in my head but just simply to trust Him.   I think that comes with closeness.  Once I am close enough, I won't have to doubt ever.  Trust will come naturally.   

So, in the midst of a lot of chaos with travel arrangements for Emma, myself and Kyle... I am TRYING to trust God to work it all out.   Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.