Colorado Cashens

Well Tim headed out on Friday. All went well as the soldiers lined up to get on the bus. Tim and I were teary as we parted, but the kids were quite distracted by the climbing rope that was just adjacent to the basketball court where we stood. They thought it was a rope swing and forgot all about the reason why we were there! Such innocence. We both appreciated it and I continue to appreciate how God gives us the ability to move on and be absorbed by what is going on in the present as we step forward into this year sans Tim....and hooray for technology! We look fwd to a call from him and using webcam soon. He should have landed already...just looking for a phone to use. :)

Well, we're on the count down until Tim leaves. He heads out on Friday though we're uncertain of the time as of yet. He had two weeks of block leave and we spent it with his parents and siblings in Orlando, FL. It was relaxing to get out of the normal routine of work. We ran around theme parks for 5 days! Woo hoo! Can one have too much Disney? It rained like crazy and was super hot. Ben was nursed and changed all over Disneyworld, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Epcot! I kept ducking into souvenir shops and hiding in the corner somewhere to feed him in the air conditioning. Ahhh!! We enjoyed it immensely, and also enjoyed the few days we spent swimming in the pool and playing with cousins. I find myself trying to enjoy every moment we have left with Tim. The passage in Luke 2:51 keeps coming to my mind where Mary is recorded to have "treasured all these things in her heart". I wish I could capture our days more vividly. How did she do it without a camera? (and ...