Comfort and joy

What a comfort it is to be able to pray with Sonia tonight. All is well. Eariler today, as I left mother's home the night was fresh and the stars were smiling. As I walked to the car, I headed right for the passenger door to open it. In a flash I realized Sonia was not there. I stopped for a moment and looked at the waxing moon through the trees. God is so good. Sonia is not here but so near to me because God is so dear to both of us. Our prayers can span the thousand miles in a heart beat. Her voice can soothe with the peace of God. What a comfort is is to pray.

Deployment

My wife left for Fort Carson today. She may be gone a year or more to Iraq. Sonia's smile still glows in me like a warm image after a brilliant flash. She is miles high and miles away just now, yet her warmth embraces my neck. She's all I can think about, "right about now." God is so good to us. How can I every thank Him enough to bring so many warm days into my life. It was Sonia's sunshine that did it. Her love for God touched me to the core. May she touch our troops with the same love for God and passion for people. - Brad